Northrop Grumman conducted the first test firing of its Booster Obsolescence and Life Extension (BOLE) five-segment solid rocket motor at its Promontory production and test site in Utah. The Development Motor 1 (DM-1) fired Thursday, June 26, at 12:25 PM MDT (18:25 UTC) and lasted for close to two minutes and 20 seconds, burning over 1.4 million pounds of propellant.
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NASA, Northrop Grumman designing new BOLE SRB for SLS Block 2 vehicle
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Solid Rocket Boosters meet performance targets in first-look data review for Artemis I
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As the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket prepares for its first flight as soon as…
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SLS Program completes Block 1 design review, preparing to certify Artemis 1 vehicle
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