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

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 followed last week's low-key engine test with the test-firing of a solid-fueled booster at Northrop Grumman's rocket ...

The 156-foot-long five-segment solid rocket motor produced upwards of 4 million pounds of thrust during the test.

The Space Shuttle Orbiter was a revolutionary spacecraft that changed the way we think about space exploration. Designed for ...

The new booster is is scheduled to launch on the ninth Artemis lunar mission in the 2030s — but there's a chance that it will never fly.

Each solid rocket motor makes up most of the length of the 149-foot solid rocket boosters. At liftoff, the white boosters were set underneath Endeavour’s wings and produced more than 80% of the ...

What is a solid rocket booster, and why is it such an effective way to power space launchers? Discover some facts about this technology's history, basic work principles, and future potential for u ...

The 116-foot-long boosters weighing more than 100,000 pounds each will be a part of the space shuttle Endeavor's new display.

Eleven years after Space Shuttle Endeavour made its 12-mile journey across the streets of Los Angeles, two huge solid rocket motors (SRMs) arrived Wednesday at the California Science Center ...

The solid rocket boosters produced more than 80% of the lift during takeoff. The rocket motors will traverse about 160 miles from their current home at the Mojave Air and Space Port to the ...

In seconds, 300,000 gallons of liquid hydrogen was ignited by flames burning at 6,000 degrees as the booster rockets tore free from their mounts and Challenger, still hurtling toward space at ...