NASA recently tested the largest rocket motor ever built in Box Elder County last week. But during the harsh, two-minute-long test, officials observed an unexpected outcome.

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World’s largest segmented solid rocket motor produces 4 million pounds of thrust The booster, claimed to be more efficient than its predecessor, provides another five metric tons of payload to ...

Officials are investigating an unexpected explosion that occurred during a solid rocket booster test in Utah last week, raising questions about a key component of the Artemis moon missions.

The rocket continued firing – once a solid rocket booster is lit, stopping it is challenging – but it was clear there had been a significant anomaly at the rear. A Northrop Grumman spokesperson told ...

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 ...

Engineers didn't immediately acknowledge the issue during that broadcast, apart from one controller uttering "Whoa," followed by an audible gasp. The company later confirmed a problem occurred late in ...

An anomaly during a rocket booster test fire stunned Northrop Grumman and NASA, raising questions about hardware that could send Artemis astronauts into deep space.

Despite the White House's desire to cancel the Space Launch System, the Artemis program's primary launch vehicle, NASA continues to test the rocket.

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 ...