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NASA Tests Engine for Next Moon Shot

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   VOA NEWS - The U.S. space agency, NASA and aerospace firm Northrop
   Grumman Wednesday conducted a full-scale test of a rocket motor, known
   as a "Flight Support Booster" or "FSB-1," that will power the first
   Artemis mission to the moon.

   During the test at Northrop Grumman's facility in Promontory, Utah, the
   47-meter booster motor was anchored to the ground horizontally, and
   fired for just over two minutes, producing 1.6 million kilograms of
   thrust.

   NASA and Northrop Grumman will use data from the test to evaluate the
   motor's performance using potential new materials and processes that
   can be incorporated into future boosters. NASA has contracted Northrop
   Grumman to build boosters for future rocket flights.

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