Japan completes HII-A booster static firing test

1999-08-11T00:00:00

Japan's NASDA has performed the first static firing test of the SRB-A solid rocket booster for the new HII-A launcher. The booster fired for 102s and reached 223t thrust. The test was intended to prove the design of the thrust vector control system that steers the booster's nozzle. Two Nissan ...

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