Live Video of Demonstration Motor-1 Static Test (Official NASA Stream)

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Shared June 26, 2025

The first full-scale static test fire of the Booster Obsolescence and Life Extension (BOLE) solid rocket motor, the next generation solid rocket booster for NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System). This test, known as the BOLE Demonstration Motor-1 (DM-1) test, demonstrates the ballistics performance of the BOLE motor design that features carbon fiber composite motor cases, as well as its nozzle, insulation, and electronic thrust vector control (eTVC) vectoring performance. Coverage will start at 1:15 p.m. CT on Thursday, June 26. Tune in to watch the booster test live in Promontory, Utah, and hear from booster subject matter experts. 20:20 Hot Fire Test