'Northrop Grumman Gem 63 Solid Rocket Boosters Help Successfully Launch National Security Mission Aboard Atlas V Rocket'

Author: Benzinga Newsdesk | July 30, 2024 03:50pm

https://news.northropgrumman.com/news/releases/northrop-grumman-gem-63-solid-rocket-boosters-help-successfully-launch-national-security-mission-aboard-atlas-v-rocket

 

Five Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) 63-inch-diameter Graphite Epoxy Motor (GEM 63) solid rocket boosters helped successfully launch the U.S. Space Force (USSF)-51 mission for the USSF Space Systems Command aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket today.

• Five GEM 63 boosters supporting the Atlas V represents the most powerful configuration of the rocket.
• The boosters provided approximately 2 million pounds of thrust at launch, with each motor contributing about 375,000 pounds of additional thrust to help the national security payload reach the desired orbit.
• In addition to the GEM boosters, Northrop Grumman provided the propellant tanks for the Centaur Upper Stage reaction control system as well as large composite structures for the ULA Atlas V launch vehicle including the heat shield, the Centaur interstage adapter and the boattail.

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