First GEM 63XL Solid Rocket Boosters from Northrop Grumman are Delivered to Support Vulcan First Flight

19 October 2022, MAGNA, Utah IMAGE RELEASE The first two 63-inch-diameter extended length graphite epoxy motors (GEM 63XL) have been delivered to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC). The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan Centaur rocket's (solid rocket boosters) first flight is scheduled for the first quarter of 2023. The GEM 63XL is the longest monolithic single-cast solid rocket motor ever made, measuring over 72 feet long and weighing over 117,000 pounds. With each booster contributing over 463,200 pounds of thrust upon launch, the two rockets will deliver almost one million pounds of thrust to ULA's Vulcan rocket.

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The likelihood of an Arctic "viral spillover" could increase as the temperature changes.

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