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Butte AeroTec Conducts Successful Rocket Firing

Butte AeroTec http://www.montanaaerospace.org/2011/07/19/butte-aerotec-facility/ successfully conducted its first test of a 22-inch flight weight hybrid rocket motor Thursday morning, a derivative of the motor that exploded in January 2011 and destroyed the test facility, according to a news release.

It was the first successful firing of the larger scale version of the hybrid rocket motor Space Propulsion Group Inc. had been test in the Butte TIFID, southwest of town, since March 2009.

Full Story: http://mtstandard.com/news/local/rocket-test-a-success/article_c2d9c0ea-6420-11e1-b94b-001871e3ce6c.html

Montana Aerospace Development Association (MADA) http://www.montanaaerospace.org/

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