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NASA Artemis rocket booster suffers anomaly during test

NASA conducted a full-scale static test fire of the Booster Obsolescence and Life Extension (BOLE) solid rocket motor - part ...

SpaceX’s Starship rocket test scores several firsts ahead of flight 12

SpaceX chief Elon Musk said in February that the mighty Starship rocket would embark on its 12th test flight this month, although several more recent reports have suggested that it might not leave the ...
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SpaceX’s Next-Gen Starship Booster Explodes During Test

SpaceX rolled out an upgraded version of its megarocket for pre-launch testing, but images of the next-generation booster show signs of damage ahead of Starship’s first orbital flight early next year.
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Artemis rocket booster hits a test anomaly at NASA

The latest test of a next-generation rocket booster for NASA’s Artemis program ended with a violent hardware failure, a stark reminder that deep space ambitions still hinge on unforgiving engineering ...