The first test firing took place 20 December 2005 and was a complete success.

They'd tell us how far away he was shot from, if we can get a gun like it, to do test firing.

For the nation's space program, the test firing will mark the most critical step yet toward getting the shuttle flying again next summer.

Still, the police said, they have to do a full physical analysis, including a test firing, of the gun.

But they had already done days of test firing, he reminded himself.

"We might set a new date for the test firing tomorrow, if everything continues to go well."

A successful test firing would make it easy to bridge the gap.

The first successful test firing of this campaign took place on 27 May 2010.

"Those elements do not appear in a normal test firing," the official said.

They roared for a few seconds on the first test firing.