40 Years After Apollo, ATK and NASA Unveil the New Ares I Five Segment Solid Rocket Booster
Posted on: Monday, 13 July 2009, 10:18 CDT
PROMONTORY, Utah, July 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --In commemoration of the first moon landing, ATK Space Systems and NASA will mark the next steps in space as they unveil the first completed Ares I first stage five segment booster, planned to be tested next month.
What: Unveiling of the five-segment Ares I first stage rocket When: Monday July 20, 2009 Time: 10 a.m. MDT Where: ATK Space Systems facility in Promontory, Utah Who: Charlie Precourt, vice president and general manager, ATK Space Launch Systems, and former four-time shuttle Astronaut Kent Rominger, vice president, Test and Research Operations ATK Space Systems, and former five-time shuttle Astronaut Alex Priskos, NASA Ares I First Stage Manager Mike Kahn, executive vice president, ATK Space SystemsBackground:
The Ares I first stage has been under development since 2005. Precourt and Rominger will discuss the history of the space program including how shuttle and Apollo knowledge has been used to develop Ares I. They will also discuss the next steps to prepare for the August 25 ground test--the first test of the Ares I five-segment solid rocket booster.
Note to Editor:
- Media passes are required to view the unveiling; requests need to be made by 4 p.m. July 16, 2009. The media must supply photo media credentials and drivers license upon check-in.
- The Media will need arrive by 9:30 a.m. on July 20.
- Photo/video op: Media will be allowed to photograph and video the booster as the housing structure is rolled back to expose the new Ares I five-segment booster.
- Foreign Media need to have press pass requests in by July 15,()2009, for the unveiling and August 1, 2009, for the ground test.
- Media passes will also be required for the ground test on August 25.
For more information or to request a media pass, contact Trina Patterson at 801.699.0943 trina.patterson@atk.com. Follow updates on twitter at http://twitter.com/atkrocketnews
Media Contacts: Trina Patterson, 801-699-0943, trina.patterson@atk.comSOURCE ATK
Source: PR Newswire
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