The Space Launch System rocket will be the most powerful ever built, generating a staggering 8.8 million pounds of thrust at liftoff -- 7.2 million pounds from two strap-on solid-fuel booster s ...

While the fate of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket hangs in the balance, the agency is pushing ahead with tests of new ...

NASA’s first big test of the core stage of its Space Launch System rocket had to be cut dramatically short due to what was initially described as a “Major Component Failure.” ...

When it comes to moving around, most things rely on pushing against the ground or the air or the water, so how do rockets do it in outer space?

The fully assembled SLS rocket will weigh 5.75 million pounds, stand 322 feet tall and generate 8.8 million pounds of thrust at liftoff, making it the most powerful operational rocket in the world.

Vector Space Systems successfully launched a full-scale model of its Vector-R rocket on Wednesday in Mojave, California. The test flight, which remained under 50,000 feet for regulatory purposes ...

But because of an issue with a “thrust vector control actuator,” the launch and historic landing have now been delayed. The next attempt will be Friday morning at 5:09AM ET, NASA said ...

[FastEddy59] is in the middle of building a model rocket complete with a Thrust Vector Control ... As you would imagine, the meter could also measured the system battery voltage.

The largest solid rocket motor in the world, the Flight Support Booster-2 is 154 ft (47 m) ... and an electronic thrust vector control system through their paces, ...