Back in August of last year, we tried to give you a glimpse of the numbers behind the insanely powerful Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that is the backbone of the Artemis lunar exploration program.
A Virginia-based propulsion-focused company conducted a full-scale static fire of NASA’s Booster Obsolescence and Life Extension (BOLE) solid rocket booster. The 156-foot-long five-segment solid ...
Update on Fire Accident at ISRO’s Solid Propellant Space Booster at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre
A major fire accident occurred on a Segment of a Test Rocket Motor at the Solid Propellant Space Booster Plant (SPROB) at Satish Dhawan Space Centre(SDSC-SHAR), Sriharikota, in the afternoon of ...
The upper stage for Europe's newest rocket Ariane 6 passed its final tests at ESA's facilities in the Netherlands last week, qualifying the upper stage for a launch on the most powerful, four-booster, ...
Liftoff for the first Long March 6A from a new launch complex at Taiyuan, north China, March 29, 2022. Credit: Ourspace/CNSA HELSINKI — China launched its first Long March 6A from a new launch complex ...
Northrop Grumman ignited a five-segment solid propellant booster Wednesday in a spectacular, ground-shaking test to help clear the way for downstream missions carrying astronauts and cargo to the moon ...
As the U.S. ponders shutting down its capacity to manufacture the largest solid-fuel space-launch boosters, India has tested a 200-metric-ton solid rocket for the latest version of its Geostationary ...
A solid-propellant rocket or solid rocket is a rocket with a rocket engine that uses solid propellants (fuel/oxidizer). The earliest rockets were solid-fuel rockets powered by gunpowder; they were ...
NASA/GRC has a requirement to produce a more environmentally friendly oxidizer for solid rocket boosters. The oxidizer is called ammonium dinitramide (A.D.N.). NASA/GRC intends to purchase the items ...
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The World's Biggest Solid-Propellant Rocket Has Successfully Launched For A Second Time
A private Chinese firm has successfully launched the world's largest solid-propellant rocket for a second time. The company, Orienspace, launched the gigantic 30-meter Gravity-1 rocket from a barge in ...
For years, the loudest noises in the aerospace business have been the rumble of liquid-fueled boosters blasting spacecraft into orbit, the sharper roar of solid-fuel military missiles climbing into ...
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