ATK and NASA to Perform Final Ground Test for the Space Shuttle Program / Test will Ensure Safety for Four Remaining Shuttle Flights

PROMONTORY, Utah, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliant Techsystems and NASA will conduct the last ground test for the Space Shuttle program on February 25, marking the closure of a program that has spanned more than three decades and ushering in the era of the next generation of space exploration.

What: Horizontal ground test firing of a four-segment solid rocket motor When: Thursday, February 25, 2010 Time: 11:55 a.m. MST Where: ATK Space Systems facility in Promontory, Utah Test Objectives/Background: -- A total of 43 design objectives will be measured through 258 instrument channels -- This final test will be the 52nd test conducted for NASA's Space Shuttle Program -- The ground test will be conducted to ensure the safe fly-out of the remaining four missions -- The first test was conducted on July 18, 1977 -- The cases have previously flown on the space shuttle, collectively launching 38 missions Media Contacts: Trina Patterson George Torres Cell: 801-699-0943 Cell: 801-699-2637 E-mail: [e-mail] E-mail: [e-mail]

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CONTACT: Trina Patterson, [phone], [e-mail], or
George Torres, [phone], [e-mail], both of Alliant
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