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#00358 / Space

Most Powerful Solid-Propellant Rocket Motor

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14590kN

SLS Five-Segment Solid Rocket Booster

Northrop Grumman test facility, Promontory, Utah, USA

The five-segment solid rocket booster developed for NASA's Space Launch System produces a cited peak sea-level thrust of approximately 14,590 kN per motor, a record in the solid-propellant motor category.