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

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Northrop Grumman saw some fiery drama during a test of a more powerful version of the solid rocket booster that would be used if NASA’s Artemis program ever gets to its ninth launch using the ...

NASA has completed the first full-scale static test fire of the Booster Obsolescence and Life Extension (BOLE) solid rocket motor, the next-generation solid rocket booster for the space agency’s ...

The 177-foot rocket can put out 3.6 million pounds of thrust, which is more than 75% of the SLS' total power at liftoff. Solid rocket boosters like the QM-2 are required for heavy lift vehicles ...