Hot Destruct Test of the Third-Stage Athena/H Solid Rocket Motor
Abstract
The Athena Destruct Test was conducted at the Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory on 22 April 1971 with a third-stage Athena/H (Alcor JB/23KS11000) solid propellant rocket motor. The objective of the test was to demonstrate that the Third-Stage Athena/H destruct hardware would terminate the thrust of a burning Alcor IB motor without resulting in "high-order" detonation. A secondary test objective was to attempt estimating the initial velocities of debris and fragments using high-speed photography. All test objectives were successfully accomplished.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0735289
Entities
People
- C. P. Price Iii
- R. M. Seibel Iii
Organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory