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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...