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USAF completes stage-two motor qualification test for Sentinel ICBM

The US Air Force (USAF) and Northrop Grumman have achieved a key milestone in the LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) modernisation by completing the full-scale qualification ...
SpaceNews

Rocket Motor Test Help’s NASA’s Shuttle and Ares I

PROMONTORY, Utah – NASA’s Space Shuttle Program successfully fired a reusable solid rocket motor Thursday, May 24, at a Utah test facility. The two-minute test provided important information for ...

Dietz Electric Expands Custom Motor Modification Capabilities

MILWAUKEE, WI - March 17, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - Dietz Electric has announced the expansion of its custom motor ...
The Aviationist

Northrop Grumman and USAF Test-Fire Sentinel ICBM’s Stage-Two Rocket Motor

Northrop Grumman tested the motor in the vacuum chamber in collaboration with the U.S. Air Force, continuing the development of the Minuteman III’s replacement. Overseen by the 717th Test Squadron and ...
KXAN

Texas State partnership to build rocket motor testing facility raises aquifer concerns

SAN MARCOS (KXAN) — It may look like an open Hill Country land for now — but Texas State University’s Freeman Center Ranch is set to become home to a new solid rocket motor testing facility. In ...
The University Star

Local organization raises concerns over TXST rocket motor testing

Texas State is facing calls to relocate planned rocket motor and rocket fuel testing off the Edwards Aquifer’s recharge zone ...