Your nerves transmit messages within the brain, as well as among the brain, spinal cord, and the body. In order to do this, they use a combination of electrical and chemical signaling. Motor neurons ...

NASA’s Space Shuttle program successfully fired its first Production Rate Motor Tuesday, Aug. 16, at a Utah test facility. The two-minute static, or stationary, firing of the rocket motor was ...

NASA’s Space Shuttle program successfully test fired its first Flight Verification Motor — a test to further validate the five-year lifespan of a Reusable Solid Rocket Motor — Thursday, Feb. 17, at a ...

With a loud roar and mighty column of flame, NASA and ATK Aerospace Systems successfully completed a 2-minute, full-scale test of the largest and most powerful solid rocket motor designed for flight.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Flanked by a forest view, a motor for the Orion spacecraft underwent a three-pronged fiery test ...

Overseen by the 717th Test Squadron and the Arnold Engineering Development Test Complex, the ground-based fire of the Sentinel’s second stage rocket motor was “conducted in a vacuum chamber to ...

American Superconductor Corp. (AMSC) and Northrop Grumman Corp. in January said they successfully completed a full-power test of the world’s first 36.5-MW high-temperature superconductor (HTS) ship ...

A motor evoked potential (MEP) test can determine whether there is any damage along the nerves in the brain and spinal cord. It is a painless procedure but may cause some skin discomfort. An MEP test ...