Turn up your speakers and take a wild ride on a Shuttle solid rocket booster. By Phil Plait. March 15, 2012 9:31 AM. Copy Link Share Share Comment Copy Link Share Share Comment ...

An upgraded version of one of the solid rocket boosters being used for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) experienced an ...

Today’s test, dubbed Qualification Motor–1 (QM–1), is a test of the SLS five-segmented solid rocket motor, meant to evaluate how the booster operates in high temperatures.

A Virginia-based propulsion-focused company conducted a full-scale static fire of NASA’s Booster Obsolescence and ...

The SLS rocket's two solid-fuel boosters consume 5.5 tons of propellant per second. The heat generated by the boosters during their two minutes of operation, if converted into electricity, would ...

The solid-rocket booster that will help send NASA missions into deep space gets its last test firing in advance of 2018's maiden launch of the SLS rocket. Toggle search box Toggle navigation.

Northrop Grumman Corporation conducted a full-scale static fire of NASA’s Booster Obsolescence and Life Extension (BOLE) solid rocket booster. This was the first demonstration test of the ...

A solid-propellant booster like those that will help launch NASA's new Space Launch System moon rocket was test fired at Northrop Grumman's Promontory, Utah, facility Wednesday. It was the sixth ...

The world's largest solid rocket booster roared to life in a ground test today (March 11) for NASA's Space Launch System rocket. Skip to main content. Open menu Close menu. Space.