The motor will burn for a full two minutes.From The BBC:
The first-stage rocket motor that US space agency (Nasa) hopes will launch astronauts in future undergoes its first full-scale test on Thursday.
The static firing will take place at a facility owned by manufacturer Alliant Techsystems Inc (ATK) in Utah.
The five-segment booster is intended to power the early flight phase of Nasa's Ares 1 rocket, the vehicle designed to loft its new Orion crew carrier.
The two-minute burn will give engineers valuable performance data.
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