NASA building a better solid rocket booster for Space Launch System rocket
Tuesday, October 2, 2012 - 18:10
in Astronomy & Space
The largest and most powerful solid rocket booster ever built for flight is being assembled for NASA's Space Launch System at ATK Space Systems in Brigham City, Utah, incorporating new cost-savings measures. The SLS will launch NASA's Orion spacecraft and other payloads beyond low Earth orbit, and provide an entirely new capability for human exploration.