Northrop Grumman Corporation was awarded a $94.3 million contract by the U.S. Navy to develop and qualify a new 21-inch ...

WASHINGTON — After L3Harris Technologies acquired one of the two U.S.-based solid rocket motor providers in July, the new division’s chief embarked on a barnstorming tour of the sector. For nearly two ...

L3Harris' Aerojet Rocketdyne broke ground on a major expansion of solid rocket motor production facilities in Camden, Arkansas, on Thursday. (Aerojet Rocketdyne) The construction of four new solid ...

Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet said Sept. 20 the company is in "late-stage negotiations" to purchase a solid-rocket motor company. (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP via Getty Images) WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin ...

The first Vulcan Centaur launch Jan. 8 was also a successful demonstration of the GEM 63XL solid rocket boosters developed by Northrop Grumman. Credit: ULA WASHINGTON — The first launch of United ...

NASA’s Space Shuttle program successfully test fired its first Flight Verification Motor — a test to further validate the five-year lifespan of a Reusable Solid Rocket Motor — Thursday, Feb. 17, at a ...

A solid-propellant rocket or solid rocket is a rocket with a rocket engine that uses solid propellants (fuel/oxidizer). The earliest rockets were solid-fuel rockets powered by gunpowder; they were ...

For decades, mankind was content to launch payloads into orbit and then watch hundreds of thousands of hours of blood sweat and tears just crash into the ocean. Then, partially because of huge ...

Investing.com -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has secured a $94.3 million contract from the U.S. Navy to develop a new 21-inch diameter second-stage solid rocket motor for extended-range ...

China has test fired a huge new solid rocket motor, creating more propulsion options for the country’s growing space activities. The rocket motor was ignited Tuesday (Oct. 19) at a site near Xi'an ...

The US Army has chosen Anduril to develop and qualify a new 4.75-inch solid rocket motor (SRM) to enhance long-range precision rocket artillery missions. This development aims to deliver affordable, ...