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How NASA is Collecting Explosion Data for Next Generation Rockets

19 Mar 2026, 15:13 GMT By LaToya Dean
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Commercial launch providers continue to advance propulsion technology with a renewed focus on liquid oxygen and methane propelled rockets and spacecraft. As systems grow in scale, carrying millions of pounds of propellant, so too does the responsibility to fully understand the safety profile. Engineers at NASA, with decades of cryogenic and test operations expertise, are