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

Components like Orion's heat shield, thermal protection system, propulsion system and life support system will be built at Lockheed Martin's new spacecraft facility. (Spectrum News/Jon Shaban) ...

If signed into law as written, the White House's proposal to slash nearly 25 percent from NASA's budget would have some dire consequences. It would cut the agency's budget from $24.8 billion to $18.8 ...

The Mengzhou spacecraft passed a key pad-abort test at the Jiuquan Launch Center, proving it’s ready for China’s future Moon ...

China’s lunar ambitions have evolved from symbolic flag planting to a systematic push for permanent space infrastructure.

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

NASA’s latest hot-fire of RS-25 engine No. 20001 roared for the full 500-second launch profile, proving it can blast the ...

Utah has a significant role, being the "factory" for the propulsion systems used by the SLS rocket. The new booster rocket ...

While NASA’s Artemis program may ultimately abandon the Space Launch System rocket, for now, Melbourne-based L3Harris is ...

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 and Northrop Grumman successfully tested the most powerful segmented solid rocket motor ever created at Promontory Point ...