| 11. | A static fire is a test performed prior to launch to verify that the vehicle is ready for flight.
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| 12. | Its carriage was mounted on a static firing platform that was jacked up and down onto its prepared bedding.
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| 13. | The first three Atlases built were used merely for static firing tests with Missile 4A being the first flight article.
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| 14. | Orbital ATK ( formerly Alliant Techsystems ) has completed full-duration static fire tests of five-segment SRBs.
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| 15. | The rocket reached full throttle during the static fire and was scheduled for launch no earlier than 17 November 2015.
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| 16. | This problem had not occurred on actual launches, only static firing tests, but it was considered critical to fix.
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| 17. | Workmen immediately moved the stage into the S-II stage service and checkout building for inspection and preparation for static firing.
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| 18. | Combustion instability in the second stage engine was also a concern although that too had only been witnessed in static firing runs.
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| 19. | Redstone static fire testing began in the spring of 1953, followed by the first launch at Cape Canaveral on 20 August 1953.
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| 20. | Rather, the rocket was inspected and moved back to the launch pad a few miles north to perform a static fire test.
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