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NASA, Orbital ATK Preparing Solid Rocket Booster Avionics for Mission Success

An Orbital ATK technician checks the avionics control panels at Orbital ATK’s Avionics Lab in Clearfield, Utah.
An Orbital ATK technician checks the avionics control panels at Orbital ATK’s Avionics Lab in Clearfield, Utah.

An Orbital ATK technician checks the avionics control panels at Orbital ATK’s Avionics Lab in Clearfield, Utah. The avionics were delivered in early February to NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, where development testing will continue through the end of the year. A flight-like set of the avionics system will be part of the major qualification test coming up for the booster March 11 at Orbital ATK’s test facilities in Promontory, Utah.

Image credit: Orbital ATK