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 booster rocket fired for more than ...

BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss — NASA's final test of its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket to make sure it was ready to launch future Artemis Moon missions experienced early engine shutdown. The core stage ...

NASA kicked off the final certification series for its Artemis moon-rocket engines with a dramatic "hot fire" test this week. NASA will begin using repurposed RS-25 space shuttle engines to fly ...

NASA performs an RS-25 rocket engine hot fire test on Jan. 17. Credit: NASA Test personnel at NASA’s Stennis Space Center have successfully conducted the fourth in a second round of 12 ground test ...

NASA's doing everything in its power to ensure the SLS doesn't fall even further behind schedule. Hot fire tests like this involve attaching the rocket to a test stand and running the engines to ...

NASA conducted a hot fire Saturday of the core stage for the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will launch the Artemis I mission to the Moon. The hot fire is the final test of the Green ...

Teams at NASA’s Stennis Space Center deliver, lift, and install the first new production RS-25 engine on the Fred Haise Test Stand on Feb. 18. Credit: NASA/Danny Nowlin NASA’s Stennis Space Center ...