The 212-foot-tall core stage was placed Sunday alongside two solid rocket boosters at ... converted from the Space Shuttle Program, and the two boosters provide 8.8 million pounds of thrust ...

The Space Launch System (SLS) core stage and rocket boosters have now been stood up and mated in preparation for NASA's ...

Vulcan’s certification means SpaceX should have at least one competitor for future launches — though several other firms are ...

ULA's Vulcan rocket has been certified by the US Space Force for national security ... there was an issue inside the nozzle on the solid rocket booster. Unlike SpaceX Falcon 9 — which is fully ...

On March 23, 2025, technicians working at NASA's Kennedy Space Center mated together ... side of the core stage are twin five-segment solid rocket boosters, which were earlier stacked on the ...

NASA’s much-anticipated Artemis II mission has experienced multiple delays in recent years, with the agency currently targeting no earlier than February 2026 for a flight that will send four ...

United Launch Alliance launches its next-generation Vulcan rocket on its January 2024 maiden flight from Cape Canaveral Space Force ... Grumman-provided solid rocket booster.

Late Saturday night, technicians at Kennedy Space Center in Florida moved the core stage for NASA's second Space Launch System rocket into position between the vehicle's two solid-fueled boosters.

Finally, ground crews lowered the rocket between the Space Launch System’s twin solid rocket boosters already stacked on a mobile launch platform inside High Bay 3, where NASA assembled Space ...