The third redesigned Space Shuttle solid rocket motor (SRM), designated qualification motor 6 (QM-6), is test fired. Five motor firings are required prior to resumption of Shuttle flights. This test, part of the Shuttle motor redesign program, was conducted by Morton Thiokol, NASA's prime contractor for the SRM, at its Wasatch Facility near Brigham City, Utah. The Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Alabama manages the motor program for NASA. NOTE: S88-34564 through S88-34566 are 35mm CN; S88-34567 is 120 CN.
