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 engines roared to life for one minute of the expected eight ...

NASA conducted a full-scale static test fire of the Booster Obsolescence and Life Extension (BOLE) solid rocket motor - part of the Space Launch System at a test facility in Utah. An anomaly occurred near the end of the test.

The Wet Dress Rehearsal is a critical test of the fueling and countdown of NASA's SLS rocket, which could launch a crew of four as early as Feb. 6.

NASA successfully conducted a hot fire of RS-25 engine No. 2063 on Jan. 22 at the Fred Haise Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi,

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Debris scatters on June 26, 2025, during a static fire test of a new solid rocket motor at a Northrop Grumman facility in Utah. The motor is supposed to be used in later Artemis moon ...

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 two minutes, producing 3.9 million pounds (1.76 million ...

At Stennis Space Center, NASA conducted another successful hot fire test of an RS-25 engine at the Fred Haise Test Stand. This now paves the way for the engine to be used for NASA’s Artemis IV mission.

The latest test of a next-generation rocket booster for NASA’s Artemis moon program ended with a violent structural failure, abruptly cutting short what was supposed to be a carefully choreographed demonstration of future launch hardware.

NASA successfully conducted a hot fire of RS-25 engine No. 2063 on Jan. 22 at the Fred Haise Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, clearing the way for the engine to be installed for the agency’s Artemis IV mission.