A test of a new rocket motor for NASA’s future moon missions went awry this week, with the full-size booster hurling a ...

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

PROMONTORY, Utah—Northrop Grumman and NASA on June 26 conducted the first test of its Booster Obsolescence Life Extension ...

PROMONTORY, Utah — NASA will conduct the first full-scale test of its most powerful solid rocket booster motor Thursday, marking a critical milestone for future Artemis missions to the moon.

For rocket engine development—with design and testing cycles measured in decades—this is incredibly ambitious. ... the 2,000 kN engine’s sheer size demands specialized infrastructure.

A group of Kingston University in London engineering students have developed a rocket engine powered by an unusual but highly ...

Ursa Major eyes ‘Iron Dome’ applications for its mid-size rocket engine by Sandra Erwin February 17, 2025 February 17, 2025. Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X; ...

The fuel in a standard liquid rocket engine doesn’t detonate at all; instead it deflagrates—the technical term for an ignition front that spreads at subsonic speeds, as in piston engines ...

Five side-mounted GEM 63 solid rocket boosters, a Russian-made RD-180 booster system and a single RL10A-4-2 upper-stage engine powered ULA’s Atlas V rocket. Northrop-Grumman made the boosters, while ...

For rocket engine development—with design and testing cycles measured in decades—this is incredibly ambitious. ... the 2,000 kN engine’s sheer size demands specialized infrastructure.