Northrop Grumman has successfully ground tested the motor that could be used for the historic first orbital rocket launch from another planet. The solid rocket booster is intended to help return the first geological samples from the planet Mars. One of the ...

NASA has been conducting a series of hot fire tests to certify RS-25 engines for use on the Space Launch System rockets that will launch Artemis missions to the moon. The penultimate test in the series was conducted at NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.

MELBOURNE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has received a contract valued up to $292 million to continue its role producing propulsion for the Javelin weapon system. The award is the largest propulsion production contract received ...

Washington Youth Aerospace, a team made up of six ninth graders from Bellevue's Interlake High School, finished second in the annual competition.

As demand for satellite launches grows for communication, weather monitoring, and research, flexible and low-cost rockets powered by such engines will become increasingly important.

The Pentagon said its investment will support L3Harris's Missile Solutions division's effort to expand production capacity on critical missile programs like the pictured Patriot Advanced Capability-3. (Darrell Ames/U.S. Army) The Defense Department on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Army paratrooper fires a Javelin shoulder-fired, anti-tank missile during an exercise at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Aug. 21, 2019. (Army) (Sgt. HENRY VILLARAMA) CULPEPER, Va.

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