SLS Five Segment Booster (FSB-1)
Launching 5.5 million pounds is impossible. Until it's not.
FSB-1 Static Test
FSB-1 firing at the Promontory, Utah, facility’s Test Area.
FSB-1 Static Test
Northrop Grumman FSB-1 Booster Test for NASA’s SLS
FSB-1 Static Test
The five-segment NASA Space Launch System rocket booster readies for test firing on September 2.
FSB-1 Static Test
FSB-1 firing at the Promontory, Utah, facility’s Test Area.
Video Gallery: FSB-1
SLS Five Segment Booster
Engineers mate two segments of the five-segment booster.
SLS Five Segment Booster
Motor segments are transported from Final Assembly to the test bay for mating.
SLS Five Segment Booster
A forward segment of an SLS booster moves into the test bay.
SLS Five Segment Booster
Engineers work to remove and transport the center segment from the casting pits at the Promontory facility.
Mission Updates
Our FSB-1 static test occurred on September 2. See the full static test below.