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Graphite-Epoxy Motor

The Graphite-Epoxy Motor (GEM) is a family of solid rocket boosters developed in the late 1980s and first flown in 1990. The motors use casings made from carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer and a propellant consisting of ammonium perchlorate composite propellant, formulated with hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene as a binder, ammonium perchlorate as an…

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Comparable
AJ-60A · Castor
Country of origin
United States
First flight
November 26, 1990
Manufacturer
Hercules (1990‍–‍1995) · Alliant Techsystems (1995‍–‍2015) · Orbital ATK (2015‍–‍2017) · Northrop Grumman (2017‍–‍present)
Status
Active
Used on
Ground-Based Interceptor · Delta II · Delta III · Delta IV · Atlas V

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Graphite-Epoxy Motor

Nodes35
Edges34
Triples16
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.057143
Components1

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Used on · 7
Graphite-Epoxy Motor → Atlas V, Delta II, Delta III, Delta IV, Ground-Based Interceptor, OmegA (Cancelled), Vulcan Centaur
Manufacturer · 4
Graphite-Epoxy Motor → Alliant Techsystems (1995‍–‍2015), Hercules (1990‍–‍1995), Northrop Grumman (2017‍–‍present), Orbital ATK (2015‍–‍2017)
Comparable · 2
Graphite-Epoxy Motor → AJ-60A, Castor
Country of origin · 1
Graphite-Epoxy Motor → United States
First flight · 1
Graphite-Epoxy Motor → November 26, 1990
Status · 1
Graphite-Epoxy Motor → Active

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gem delta motor ii solid 40 rocket boosters launch iv used developed 63 first vehicle vulcan iii atlas motors aj-60a

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Graphite-Epoxy MotorComparableAJ-60A1.00infobox
Graphite-Epoxy MotorComparableCastor1.00infobox
Graphite-Epoxy MotorCountry of originUnited States1.00infobox
Graphite-Epoxy MotorFirst flightNovember 26, 19901.00infobox
Graphite-Epoxy MotorManufacturerHercules (1990‍–‍1995)1.00infobox
Graphite-Epoxy MotorManufacturerAlliant Techsystems (1995‍–‍2015)1.00infobox
Graphite-Epoxy MotorManufacturerOrbital ATK (2015‍–‍2017)1.00infobox
Graphite-Epoxy MotorManufacturerNorthrop Grumman (2017‍–‍present)1.00infobox
Graphite-Epoxy MotorStatusActive1.00infobox
Graphite-Epoxy MotorUsed onGround-Based Interceptor1.00infobox
Graphite-Epoxy MotorUsed onDelta II1.00infobox
Graphite-Epoxy MotorUsed onDelta III1.00infobox
Graphite-Epoxy MotorUsed onDelta IV1.00infobox
Graphite-Epoxy MotorUsed onAtlas V1.00infobox
Graphite-Epoxy MotorUsed onVulcan Centaur1.00infobox
Graphite-Epoxy MotorUsed onOmegA (Cancelled)1.00infobox

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