The first round of acoustic tests on a scale model of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) is underway. The tests will allow engineers to verify the design of the sound suppression system being developed ...

The Scale Model Acoustic Test (SMAT) – a mini-me version of the SLS – has fired up for the first time at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). The tests are focused on providing data to engineering ...

A 5-percent scale model, including solid rocket motors, of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) is ignited to test how low- and high-frequency sound waves will affect the rocket on the launch pad.

Local media can hear the sounds of progress on NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) when engineers perform acoustic tests on a 5-percent scale model of the new rocket at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, at NASA ...

The mini-me version of the Space Launch System (SLS) is now being put through its paces as part of the Scale Model Acoustic Test (SMAT) program. The heavily instrumented five percent scale model of ...

The SLS liftoff from Kennedy Space Center in November exceeded pre-launch noise models by more than 20 decibels, new research found. Reading time: Reading time 2 minutes NASA’s new lunar program is in ...

No, it’s not the toilet blockage from hell. Rather, it’s a system to keep a lid on the torrent of heat and noise generated by a rocket launch. NASA recently released footage (above) showing a test of ...

The 8.8 million pounds of thrust produced by NASA’s biggest, most powerful rocket yet, the Space Launch System, has to go somewhere when it lifts off in 2020. And that “somewhere” is NASA’s Ignition ...