Assembly of the Artemis II moon rocket has reached its latest milestone with the stacking of the twin boosters' right forward ...

The 177-foot-tall twin solid rocket boosters provide more than 75% of the total SLS thrust during liftoff, the agency says. The timeline for the delay-plagued Artemis moon landing program last month ...

The boosters will help support the remaining rocket components and the Orion spacecraft during final assembly of the Artemis II Moon rocket and provide more than 75% of the total Space Launch ...

Teams with NASA's Exploration Ground Systems Program continue stacking the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket's twin solid ...

NASA's commercial partners have mounted a vigorous defense of the Artemis moon mission plans amid the specter of changes from ...

Just minutes after the rocket launched, its booster made its planned return to the ground and after momentarily hovering over the launchpad, it was spectacularly caught between two giant ...

Solid rocket motors play a crucial role in launch vehicles, particularly as boosters or as first-stage propulsion, because of their ability to provide high thrust with simplicity and reliability ...

The rocket's first stage is accompanied by four 7.4-foot-wide (2.25 meters) boosters. These often have residual propellant, which means the stages explode on impact with the ground, while ...