NASA tested a new SLS booster that may never fly, and the end of it blew off

NASA video of moon rocket test shows something just went seriously wrong

A test of a new rocket motor for NASA’s future moon missions went awry this week, with the full-size booster hurling a powerful blaze and scattering debris.Northrop Grumman, lead contractor for the booster, conducted the two-minute ground test of the solid rocket motor, which was strapped down sideways. For the first 1.5 minutes, the motor — known as NASA's Booster Obsolescence and Life Extension, or BOLE — seemed to be working fine. Seconds lat…

Nozzle blows off rocket booster during test for NASA's Artemis program

A solid rocket engine for NASA's Space Launch System rocket experienced an anomaly during a static fire test at the booster's Northrop Grumman facilities June 26.

NASA’s Next-Gen Rocket Booster Explodes in Test of a Design That May Never Fly

A video of the static fire test showed a large plume of exhaust burning through part of the booster.

New SLS booster design suffers anomaly during test

A new version of the solid rocket booster being developed for the Space Launch System experienced an anomaly during a test firing in Utah June 26. The post New SLS booster design suffers anomaly during test appeared first on SpaceNews.

NASA just test fired its next-gen SLS lunar rocket booster – watch it here

The new booster is is scheduled to launch on the ninth Artemis lunar mission in the 2030s — but there's a chance that it will never fly.

NASA tested a new SLS booster that may never fly, and the end of it blew off

NASA didn’t want to say much about one of the tests, and the other one lost its nozzle.