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