CNES conducts test firing of Ariane 5 solid motor
CNES, the French space agency, planned to test-fire an Ariane 5 solid rocket motor Nov. 20 at Europe's spaceport in French Guiana. The test was intended to qualify new procurement sources for part of the motor's propellant, involving the use of ammonium perchlorate produced by the U.S. company Wecco...
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