Fired up! Did you miss today's booster test for our Space Launch System, the world’s most powerful rocket? Watch it now! During the SLS flight the boosters will provide more than 75 percent of the thrust needed to escape the gravitational pull of the Earth, the first step on our journey to Mars. More: http://www.nasa.gov/sls | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

This is how NASA retrieved its Discovery shuttle's rocket boosters from the ocean! 🚀🌊 NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | UNILAD Tech

🚀 Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster Ring Separation During every Space Shuttle launch, one of the most dramatic moments happened just minutes after liftoff — ring separation inside the Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs). As the shuttle roared off the pad, the two SRBs burned solid propellant to provide most of the thrust needed to escape Earth’s gravity. Inside each booster were metal segment rings, joined together to form the long cylindrical structure. When the fuel in each segment burned out, sep

This amazing video was shot from onboard the space shuttle's solid rocket boosters. Skip to 1:30 to see the boosters detach from from the shuttle! | Science Channel