Debris flies away from the nozzle of the BOLE solid rocket booster during a static-fire test June 26. Credit: NASA webcast WASHINGTON — A new version of the solid rocket booster being developed for ...

Debris scatters on June 26, 2025, during a static fire test of a new solid rocket motor at a Northrop Grumman facility in Utah. The motor is supposed to be used in later Artemis moon missions. Credit: ...

While the fate of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket hangs in the balance, the agency is pushing ahead with tests of new components needed to launch the vehicle toward the Moon. The latest test ...

NASA has completed the first full-scale static test fire of the Booster Obsolescence and Life Extension (BOLE) solid rocket motor, the next-generation solid rocket booster for the space agency’s SLS ...

The test encountered an anomaly. Northrop Grumman and NASA conducted a dramatic static-fire test of a booster for an SLS (Space Launch System) rocket last week. According to NASA, the five-segment ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) and Italian aerospace company Avio have signed a €40 million contract to develop technologies for a reusable upper stage rocket, marking a significant step toward ...

(This story has been updated with the latest target launch time information.) United Launch Alliance crews are now targeting 7 p.m. EDT Wednesday, April 9, to launch an Atlas V rocket carrying ...

NASA and Northrop Grumman completed an Artemis SLS rocket booster test flight in Utah. During the static fire test, there were some unexpected explosions. Space experts say this will likely not affect ...

The Space Shuttle was one of the most complex and ambitious spacecraft ever designed, pioneering reusable spaceflight and enabling decades of missions. With massive solid rocket boosters, advanced ...