Northrop Grumman tested a solid rocket motor Dec. 4 as part of an internal program to advance solid rocket propulsion ...

A Boeing-Saab ground-launched small diameter bomb is fired during a test at Andoya Test Center in Norway. (Courtesy of Boeing/Saab) Saab has picked emerging solid rocket motor producer Anduril Rocket ...

NASA’s latest generation of 3D printed rocket engines is not just a materials experiment, it is a direct assault on the cost ...

Modern spaceflight rests on a deceptively simple idea: a machine that carries its own fuel and oxidizer, then hurls exhaust ...

The third Solid Motor Annual Rocket Technology Demonstrator's (SMART Demo) static test featured propulsion technologies that address industry needs and can be applied to target vehicles.

X-Bow Systems announced it received an $18 million award from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory. Its CEO said the company expects other contract announcements soon alongside a big-money fund ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Engineers at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., have completed first-round testing of a critical motor for NASA’s new Ares I rocket. The Ares I is a two-stage ...

"I wanted to create an improved engine design that would utilize vaporized aluminum and oxygen to generate thrust," said an ...

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 missions. A test ...

Hotfire test at Ursa Major’s headquarters.. Photo: Courtesy Ursa Major. U.S. rocket propulsion startup Ursa Major said on Tuesday it was awarded a $12.5 million contract to build out production and ...

Albuquerque-based defense company X-Bow Systems is partnering with the U.S. Army to design, prototype and test an advanced solid rocket motor. The $13.9 million joint investment was announced Monday ...