This booster features a new design that NASA would use to power SLS rockets beginning with the ninth mission, or Artemis IX. The motor tested on Thursday isn't flight-worthy.

Space & Spaceflight NASA’s Next-Gen Rocket Booster Explodes in Test of a Design That May Never Fly A video of the static fire test showed a large plume of exhaust burning through part of the ...

SpaceX has performed a static test fire of a Super Heavy booster in preparation for the 11th flight of the mighty Starship rocket. The test took place at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in southern Texas ...

Northrop Grumman saw some fiery drama during a test of a more powerful version of the solid rocket booster that would be used if NASA’s Artemis program ever gets to its ninth launch using the ...

A test of a new rocket motor for NASA ’s future moon missions went awry this week, with the full-size booster hurling a powerful blaze and scattering debris. Northrop Grumman, lead contractor ...

The Space Launch System (SLS) core stage and rocket boosters have now been stood up and mated in preparation for NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission.