{"id":234514,"date":"2025-06-13T05:08:46","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T19:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=bf2df1127c3693a9296db43ad8994de6"},"modified":"2025-06-13T05:08:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T19:08:46","slug":"nasas-sls-rocket-booster-separation-motors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=234514","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s SLS Rocket: Booster Separation Motors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bsm-infographic.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bsm-infographic.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"This infographic, titled \u201cBooster Separation Motors on the SLS,\u201d provides a visual and textual overview of how and where the booster separation motors function on NASA\u2019s SLS (Space Launch System). On the left side, explanatory text outlines the motors\u2019 purpose and placement on the solid rocket boosters. At the center, a detailed illustration of the SLS highlights the motor locations with directional arrows. Below this, a close-up diagram offers a clearer view of the booster separation motors\u2019 design and positioning. On the right, an illustrated scene shows the SLS ascending into space, with the solid rocket boosters detaching from the core stage. Two circular insets zoom in on the booster\u2019s top (frustum) and bottom (AFT skirt), indicating the precise locations of the separation motors.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bsm-infographic.jpg 2692w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bsm-infographic.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bsm-infographic.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bsm-infographic.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bsm-infographic.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bsm-infographic.jpg?resize=2048,1536 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bsm-infographic.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bsm-infographic.jpg?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bsm-infographic.jpg?resize=900,675 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bsm-infographic.jpg?resize=1200,900 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bsm-infographic.jpg?resize=2000,1500 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Kevin O\u2019Brien<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NASA\u2019s SLS (Space Launch System) solid rocket boosters are the largest, most powerful solid propellant boosters to ever fly. Standing 17 stories tall and burning approximately six tons of propellant every second, each booster generates 3.6 million pounds of a thrust for a total of 7.2 million pounds: more thrust than 14 four-engine jumbo commercial airliners. Together, the SLS twin boosters provide more than 75 percent of the total thrust at launch. Each booster houses eight booster separation motors which are responsible for separating the boosters from the core stage during flight.<\/p>\n<p>At the top of each booster is the frustum\u2014a truncated cone-shaped structure that, along with the nose cone, forms the aerodynamic fairing. This frustum houses four of the separation motors, while the remaining four are located at the bottom within the aft skirt.<\/p>\n<p>Image Credit: NASA\/Kevin O\u2019Brien<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the Artemis Campaign, visit:<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/artemis\/\">https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/artemis\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News Media Contact<\/h2>\n<p>Jonathan Deal<br \/>Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.&nbsp;<br \/>256-544-0034&nbsp;<br \/><a href=\"mailto:jonathan.e.deal@nasa.gov\">jonathan.e.deal@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA\u2019s SLS (Space Launch System) solid rocket boosters are the largest, most powerful solid propellant boosters to ever fly. Standing 17 stories tall and burning approximately six tons of propellant every second, each booster generates 3.6 million pounds of a thrust for a total of 7.2 million pounds: more thrust than 14 four-engine jumbo commercial [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15595,15798],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-234514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artemis","category-space-launch-system-sls"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=234514"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234514\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":235096,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234514\/revisions\/235096"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=234514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=234514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=234514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}