{"id":15238,"date":"2026-03-19T12:07:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T16:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/how-nasa-is-collecting-explosion-data-for-next-generation-rockets\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T12:07:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T16:07:19","slug":"how-nasa-is-collecting-explosion-data-for-next-generation-rockets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/how-nasa-is-collecting-explosion-data-for-next-generation-rockets\/","title":{"rendered":"How NASA is Collecting Explosion Data for Next Generation Rockets"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">How NASA is Collecting Explosion Data for Next Generation Rockets<\/h2>\n<p><!-- no image --><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-article-hero-header nasa-gb-align-full bg-carbon-90 width-full maxw-full color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-hero-header\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper width-full maxw-full minh-tablet grid-container minh-tablet flex-column padding-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-foreground-wrapper display-flex flex-direction-column\">\n<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block margin-top-auto width-full maxw-desktop-lg padding-y-9 padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-3 z-400\">\n<div class=\"z-400 grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-7 z-400\">\n<div class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"label color-spacesuit-white margin-bottom-2\">5 Min Read<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"heading-41 line-height-md color-spacesuit-white-important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow NASA is Collecting Explosion Data for Next Generation Rockets\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-5\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-left mobile-skrim-top z-200\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><video class=\"hds-video-background \" alt=\"five-second slow motion video of the controlled detonation of a test article on Feb. 25 at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida\" autoplay=\"true\" loop muted=\"true\" playsinline=\"true\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/eglin-feb-25-five-seconds.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"padding-y-3 padding-x-3\">\n<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-x-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Commercial launch providers continue to advance propulsion technology with a renewed focus on liquid oxygen and methane propelled rockets and spacecraft.<\/p>\n<p>As systems grow in scale, carrying millions of pounds of propellant, so too does the responsibility to fully understand the safety profile.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nasa-gb-align-center padding-y-3 maxw-full width-full display-flex flex-align-center hds-module aligncenter wp-block-nasa-blocks-blockquote\">\n<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block display-flex flex-column 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C1074.6,1514.5,832.7,1394.2,586.7,1429.7z\"><\/path><path d=\"M2912.5,1722c-129.9-210.9-320.2-309.4-567.9-296c-22.1,1.2-44,5.1-67.4,7.9c2.2-9.6,4-17.9,6.1-26.2 c37.9-153.6,99.3-296,198.8-420.5c77.8-97.4,167.1-182.9,265.8-258.8c15.6-12,31.3-23.9,47.9-36.5 c-66.2-105.1-131.9-209.2-197.2-312.8c-3.5,1.1-5.1,1.2-6.4,2c-167.2,95.6-316.1,213.7-443.2,358.8 c-105.1,119.9-191.1,252.3-259.5,396.3c-95.5,201-152.1,411.6-159.1,634.8c-3.9,125.5,4.8,249.7,40.1,371 c46.7,160.8,135.7,290.9,280.5,378.7c165.7,100.5,344.8,123,531.2,78.8c172.4-40.8,296.4-143.9,366.3-308.5 c28.5-67.2,40.6-138,44.6-210.5C3000.2,1953.3,2979.9,1831.4,2912.5,1722z\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"blockquote-content\">\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-4\">\n<h2 class=\"font-weight-extralight line-height-sm margin-top-0 section-heading-sm\"><span class=\"section-heading-sm\">NASA has a proven ability to safely execute high-risk testing<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-flex\">\n<div class=\"blockquote-image hds-cover-wrapper margin-right-3\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/joe-schuyler-4x3-1.jpg?w=150&#038;h=150&#038;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Joe Schuyler\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/joe-schuyler-4x3-1.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/joe-schuyler-4x3-1.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/joe-schuyler-4x3-1.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/joe-schuyler-4x3-1.jpg?resize=200,200 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-11\">\n<p class=\"blockquote-credit-name line-height-sm margin-0\">Joe Schuyler<\/p>\n<p class=\"blockquote-credit-title line-height-sm padding-0 margin-0\">Director, NASA Stennis Engineering and Test Directorate<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Engineers at NASA, with decades of cryogenic and test operations expertise, are conducting a final series of tests to quantify the explosive yield at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. The data collected will provide knowledge that helps government and industry prepare with confidence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNASA has a proven ability to safely execute high-risk testing,\u201d said Joe Schuyler, director, Engineering and Test Directorate, at the agency\u2019s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. \u201cThis work shows how our expertise with cryogenic systems can go beyond propulsion testing and beyond our center to execute for the mission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The team is in the middle of this final test series to collect data to develop safety protocols for a tri-agency team effort consisting of NASA, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the United States Space Force.<\/p>\n<p>The test articles, developed by a team at NASA\u2019s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, model a generic fuel storage tank with liquid oxygen and methane separated by a common bulkhead. The tests will evaluate explosion hazards across three scales, based on propellant weights of 100 pounds, 2,000 pounds, and 20,000 pounds.<\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-full\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-008.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-008.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A test article is equipped with cryogenic piping and valving, prepped to provide engineers with explosion data\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-008.jpg 5120w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-008.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-008.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-008.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-008.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-008.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-008.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-008.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-008.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-008.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-008.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The test article, left, is equipped with cryogenic piping and valving for the Feb. 25 test at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, where NASA engineers are conducting a final series of tests to quantify the explosive yield of liquid oxygen and methane propelled rockets and spacecraft.\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Reliance Test &#038; Technology \/ Bruce Hoffman<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>For many of the tests, the barrier separating the two propellants is intentionally ruptured to simulate a catastrophic failure scenario. As the mixing fluids are detonated, instruments located on the test articles, and throughout a test field, measure the intensity of the blast wave at certain prescribed distances. High-speed cameras also are used to measure thermal aspects of the explosion, along with capturing how fast and where the fragments travel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nasa-gb-align-center padding-y-3 maxw-full width-full display-flex flex-align-center hds-module aligncenter wp-block-nasa-blocks-blockquote\">\n<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block display-flex flex-column flex-justify-center padding-0\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:display-flex mobile:display-block\">\n<div class=\"blockquote-icon margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"tablet:square-4 square-4 margin-right-3\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewbox=\"0 0 3000 3000\" xml:space=\"preserve\"> <g> <path d=\"M586.7,1429.7c-10.7,1.5-21.4,2.8-33.9,4.5c6.9-26.6,12.7-50.7,19.5-74.6c32.4-114.1,78.5-222.2,146.8-319.5 c90.2-128.5,202.5-235.3,327.7-329.1c8.4-6.3,16.7-12.6,25.3-19.1c-66.3-105.1-131.5-208.6-197.3-313.1c-3.5,1.2-5.5,1.6-7.2,2.6 C714.4,469,576.1,575.7,456,705.3c-126,135.9-226.2,289.1-303,457.8c-98.8,217.1-151.3,444-147.2,683.3 c1.7,100.5,12.9,199.6,41.1,296.3C93.7,2303,182.2,2433,326.7,2520.1c176.9,106.7,366.8,126.8,563.4,70.5 c150.9-43.2,260.9-138.9,327.2-282.5c33.4-72.5,47.8-149.4,52-228.7c6.5-122.8-14.1-239.5-74.3-348.1 C1074.6,1514.5,832.7,1394.2,586.7,1429.7z\"><\/path><path d=\"M2912.5,1722c-129.9-210.9-320.2-309.4-567.9-296c-22.1,1.2-44,5.1-67.4,7.9c2.2-9.6,4-17.9,6.1-26.2 c37.9-153.6,99.3-296,198.8-420.5c77.8-97.4,167.1-182.9,265.8-258.8c15.6-12,31.3-23.9,47.9-36.5 c-66.2-105.1-131.9-209.2-197.2-312.8c-3.5,1.1-5.1,1.2-6.4,2c-167.2,95.6-316.1,213.7-443.2,358.8 c-105.1,119.9-191.1,252.3-259.5,396.3c-95.5,201-152.1,411.6-159.1,634.8c-3.9,125.5,4.8,249.7,40.1,371 c46.7,160.8,135.7,290.9,280.5,378.7c165.7,100.5,344.8,123,531.2,78.8c172.4-40.8,296.4-143.9,366.3-308.5 c28.5-67.2,40.6-138,44.6-210.5C3000.2,1953.3,2979.9,1831.4,2912.5,1722z\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"blockquote-content\">\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-4\">\n<h2 class=\"font-weight-extralight line-height-sm margin-top-0 section-heading-sm\"><span class=\"section-heading-sm\">We put fuel in a rocket, blow it up in a remote location, and measure how big the boom is<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-flex\">\n<div class=\"blockquote-image hds-cover-wrapper margin-right-3\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/jason-hopper-e1741034168353.jpg?w=150&#038;h=150&#038;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Jason Hopper\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-11\">\n<p class=\"blockquote-credit-name line-height-sm margin-0\">Jason Hopper<\/p>\n<p class=\"blockquote-credit-title line-height-sm padding-0 margin-0\">NASA Stennis Liquid Oxygen Methane Assessment Deputy Project Manager <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe put fuel in a rocket, blow it up in a remote location, and measure how big the boom is,\u201d said Jason Hopper, NASA Stennis liquid oxygen methane assessment deputy project manager.<\/p>\n<div class=\"width-full maxw-full margin-left-auto margin-right-auto hds-media-align-inline hds-module wp-block-nasa-blocks-video\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper width-full maxw-full flex-column\">\n<div class=\"hds-video-container width-full embed-container\"><video title=\"eglin-feb-5-fireball-3-cameras\" class=\"video-js video-player vjs-fluid width-full\" data-setup='{\"controls\":true,\"preload\":\"auto\",\"plugins\":{\"mux\":{\"debug\":false,\"data\":{\"env_key\":\"91nns8oppqdfqc44lgo4b1gni\",\"player_name\":\"www.nasa.gov Player\",\"video_name\":\"eglin-feb-5-fireball-3-cameras\"}}}}' preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/eglin-feb-5-fireball-3-cameras.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/videojs.com\/html5-video-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supports HTML5 video<\/a><\/p><track label=\"English\" kind=\"subtitles\" srclang=\"en\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/eglin-feb-5-fireball-3-cameras-en-us.vtt?emrc=9d4a88\" default><\/track><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-media-caption hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">\n<div>The video presents three synchronized angles of a controlled detonation on Feb. 5 at a remote test site at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. First, the close-up angle captures the precise moment of detonation with a sharp flash, followed by a rapidly expanding flame and debris from the test article. Next, the lateral angle shows the vertical and horizontal spread of the blast. The third angle is a wide shot that shows a large fireball erupting from the test article and a visible shockwave radiating outward.<br \/>\nA final composite view brings all three angles together simultaneously, providing a complete picture of the detonation.<br \/>\nThe audio delivers a sharp crack followed by a deep, rolling boom that reverberates for several seconds before settling into a crackling sound as the fire dissipates.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">\n<div>Reliance Test &#038; Technology\/Craig W. Hewitt<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Behind Hopper\u2019s straightforward explanation is complex work, where all NASA Stennis operations at the site are carried out by civil servants. The testing brings together expertise in test operations, execution, logistics, and cryogenics in ways rarely combined outside of actual launch operations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis type of testing only comes around once every few decades,\u201d Hopper said. \u201cWith so many rockets launching now, this will contribute to public safety, site safety, and all the risk involved with the work.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>From Blank Space to Test Site<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>An immediate connection formed between the NASA team and the 780th Test Squadron Ground Test Flight personnel from Eglin Air Force Base during an early site visit.<\/p>\n<p>Starting from scratch with a greenfield and a remote concrete pad, the NASA team transformed the area into an operational test site in about four months, some of that time over the government furlough in October 2025.<\/p>\n<div class=\"width-full maxw-full margin-left-auto margin-right-auto hds-media-align-inline hds-module wp-block-nasa-blocks-video\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper width-full maxw-full flex-column\">\n<div class=\"hds-video-container width-full embed-container\"><video title=\"eglin-timelapse-shortened\" class=\"video-js video-player vjs-fluid width-full\" data-setup='{\"controls\":true,\"preload\":\"auto\",\"plugins\":{\"mux\":{\"debug\":false,\"data\":{\"env_key\":\"91nns8oppqdfqc44lgo4b1gni\",\"player_name\":\"www.nasa.gov Player\",\"video_name\":\"eglin-timelapse-shortened\"}}}}' preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/eglin-timelapse-shortened.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/videojs.com\/html5-video-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supports HTML5 video<\/a><\/p><track label=\"English\" kind=\"subtitles\" srclang=\"en\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/eglin-timelapse-shortened-en-us.vtt?emrc=f1d568\" default><\/track><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-media-caption hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">\n<div>A timelapse video shows crews installing cryogenic transfer lines and associated support stands at a remote test site at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, from Nov. 17, 2025, to Jan. 7, 2026.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">\n<div>NASA\/Stennis<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Crews cleared the area, leveled the concrete pad, and brought in cryogenic storage vessels from NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to hold the super-cold liquid propellants, ranging from minus 260 degrees to minus 297 degrees Fahrenheit.<\/p>\n<p>The custom infrastructure included fabricating 700 feet of cryogenic transfer lines and constructing support stands to route the lines to the test article location.<\/p>\n<p>They brought in generators for power and modified a shipping container into a fully equipped fabrication workshop.<\/p>\n<p>The team converted a mobile control center, provided by NASA Wallops, into a control room at NASA Stennis before moving it to the Florida test site. The control room is positioned 1.6 miles from the blast site for initial tests, and it will move to 4 miles away for larger detonations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-image-carousel grid-container grid-container-block padding-top-4 padding-bottom-4 hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-image-carousel\">\n<div class=\"hds-carousel-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-carousel-slider margin-0\" data-client-id=\"carousel-69bc18e7c29bd\" data-variation=\"carousel\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-autoplay-speed=\"2000\" data-play-pause=\"\" data-transition-type=\"slide\" data-progress=\"\" data-progress-labels=\"\" data-start-label=\"Start\" data-end-label=\"End\" data-labels-initialized=\"true\">\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\" data-label=\"\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-028.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Test site at Eglin Air Force Base with propellant transfer lines leading to the cryogenic storage area.\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-028.jpg 5120w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-028.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-028.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-028.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-028.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-028.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-028.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-028.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-028.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-028.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-028.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The test site is prepared for the first baseline test on Jan. 20, at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, where NASA engineers are conducting a final series of tests to quantify the explosive yield of liquid oxygen and methane propelled rockets and spacecraft. The propellant transfer lines lead from the test article location to the cryogenic storage area. <\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Reliance Test &#038; Technology\/Bruce Hoffman<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\" data-label=\"\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-034.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Cryogenic transfer lines on both sides of a road leading to the test article area at Eglin Air Force Base.\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-034.jpg 5120w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-034.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-034.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-034.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-034.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-034.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-034.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-034.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-034.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-034.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-034.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The cryogenic transfer lines, on each side of the road, lead to the test article for the first baseline test on Jan. 20 at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, where NASA engineers are conducting a final series of tests to quantify the explosive yield of liquid oxygen and methane propelled rockets and spacecraft. The team transformed the remote area into an operational test site in about four months. <\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Reliance Test &#038; Technology\/Bruce Hoffman<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\" data-label=\"\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-048.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Cryogenic storage tanks and shipping containers arranged at the test site for baseline testing.\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-048.jpg 5120w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-048.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-048.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-048.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-048.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-048.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-048.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-048.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-048.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-048.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-048.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The test site is prepared for the first baseline test on Jan. 20, at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, where NASA engineers are conducting a final series of tests to quantify the explosive yield of liquid oxygen and methane propelled rockets and spacecraft. Cryogenic storage tanks hold the propellants used for testing, while shipping containers, middle, hold materials and equipment for the test operations.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Reliance Test &#038; Technology\/Bruce Hoffman<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\" data-label=\"\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-050.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Cryogenic storage tank protected by a blast wall at the Eglin Air Force Base test site.\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-050.jpg 5120w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-050.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-050.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-050.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-050.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-050.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-050.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-050.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-050.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-050.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-050.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The test site is prepared for the first baseline test on Jan. 20, at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, where NASA engineers are conducting a final series of tests to quantify the explosive yield of liquid oxygen and methane propelled rockets and spacecraft. A cryogenic storage tank is shown with a blast wall protecting it from debris and the blast wave. <\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Reliance Test &#038; Technology\/Bruce Hoffman<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\" data-label=\"\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-057.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Portable flare stack burning off excess gas at the rocket propellant test site.\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-057.jpg 5120w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-057.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-057.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-057.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-057.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-057.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-057.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-057.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-057.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-057.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p01-photo-057.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The test site is prepared for the first baseline test on Jan. 20, at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, where NASA engineers are conducting a final series of tests to quantify the explosive yield of liquid oxygen and methane propelled rockets and spacecraft. The portable flare stack, center, safely burns off excess gas. <\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Reliance Test &#038; Technology\/Bruce Hoffman<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\" data-label=\"\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p02-photo-011.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Test site prepared for the second baseline test at Eglin Air Force Base on Jan. 21.\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p02-photo-011.jpg 5120w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p02-photo-011.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p02-photo-011.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p02-photo-011.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p02-photo-011.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p02-photo-011.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p02-photo-011.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p02-photo-011.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p02-photo-011.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p02-photo-011.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p02-photo-011.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The test site is prepared for the second baseline test on Jan. 21, at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, where NASA engineers are conducting a final series of tests to quantify the explosive yield of liquid oxygen and methane propelled rockets and spacecraft.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Reliance Test &#038; Technology\/Bruce Hoffman<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\" data-label=\"\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p02-photo-020.jpg?w=683\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Team members preparing to install C-4 beneath the test article for the second baseline test.\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p02-photo-020.jpg 3413w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p02-photo-020.jpg?resize=200,300 200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p02-photo-020.jpg?resize=768,1152 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p02-photo-020.jpg?resize=683,1024 683w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p02-photo-020.jpg?resize=1024,1536 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p02-photo-020.jpg?resize=1365,2048 1365w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p02-photo-020.jpg?resize=267,400 267w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p02-photo-020.jpg?resize=400,600 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p02-photo-020.jpg?resize=600,900 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p02-photo-020.jpg?resize=800,1200 800w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p02-photo-020.jpg?resize=1333,2000 1333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The team prepares to install the C-4 explosive underneath the test article for the second baseline test on Jan. 21, at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, where NASA engineers are conducting a final series of tests to quantify the explosive yield of liquid oxygen and methane propelled rockets and spacecraft.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Reliance Test &#038; Technology\/Bruce Hoffman<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\" data-label=\"\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p02-photo-022.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Team installing C-4 beneath the test article during preparation for the second baseline test.\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p02-photo-022.jpg 5120w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p02-photo-022.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p02-photo-022.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p02-photo-022.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p02-photo-022.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p02-photo-022.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p02-photo-022.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p02-photo-022.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p02-photo-022.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p02-photo-022.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-p02-photo-022.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The team installs the C-4 explosive underneath the test article for the second baseline test on Jan. 21, at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, where NASA engineers are conducting a final series of tests to quantify the explosive yield of liquid oxygen and methane propelled rockets and spacecraft.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Reliance Test &#038; Technology\/Bruce Hoffman<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-carousel-nav display-flex margin-left-auto margin-right-0\" data-carousel-id=\"image-carousel-slider-carousel-69bc18e7c29bd\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-prev\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewbox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M3.5,4.5l3.7-3.6L6.3,0L1.8,4.5L6.3,9l0.9-0.9L3.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-next margin-right-0\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewbox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M5.5,4.5L1.8,8.1L2.7,9l4.5-4.5L2.7,0L1.8,0.9L5.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The requirements of this testing operation presented an additional challenge. The team needed to control a system that transfers propellants without using standard control equipment. Normally, NASA Stennis uses large industrial controllers to remotely operate equipment, but this project required compact equipment in a remote location. The NASA Data Acquisition System team provided the solution with a compact data acquisition and control system. The hardware is energy efficient and runs on lithium batteries and solar panels. The team modified existing redline software to create a custom control system.<\/p>\n<p>During testing, operators use an on-screen diagram showing all valves and instruments, while the system collects test data and controls the cryogenic propellant transfer system.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, a crew from Eglin installed fiber optic lines for data transmission and three pressure sensor arrays, positioned 120 degrees apart, for the blast team from NASA\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, to plug in sensors and cables to capture data.<\/p>\n<p>By December 2025, the team completed construction of the site and installed the test article.<\/p>\n<p>In January, two baseline tests using C-4, a powerful explosive with known blast characteristics, were conducted to establish a reference point for testing in February.<\/p>\n<p>A successful cold shock test followed when crews flowed liquid nitrogen through the entire system to validate the cryogenic infrastructure.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Testing Underway<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The team completed the first four tests of the series in February.<\/p>\n<div class=\"width-full maxw-full margin-left-auto margin-right-auto hds-media-align-inline hds-module wp-block-nasa-blocks-video\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper width-full maxw-full flex-column\">\n<div class=\"hds-video-container width-full embed-container\"><video title=\"eglin-feb-25-fireball-shorter\" class=\"video-js video-player vjs-fluid width-full\" data-setup='{\"controls\":true,\"preload\":\"auto\",\"plugins\":{\"mux\":{\"debug\":false,\"data\":{\"env_key\":\"91nns8oppqdfqc44lgo4b1gni\",\"player_name\":\"www.nasa.gov Player\",\"video_name\":\"eglin-feb-25-fireball-shorter\"}}}}' preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/eglin-feb-25-fireball-shorter.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/videojs.com\/html5-video-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supports HTML5 video<\/a><\/p><track label=\"English\" kind=\"subtitles\" srclang=\"en\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/eglin-feb-25-fireball-shorter-en-us.vtt?emrc=1c6c5f\" default><\/track><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-media-caption hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">\n<div>A mounted camera captures slow motion video of the controlled detonation of a test article on Feb. 25 at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">\n<div>Reliance Test &#038; Technology\/Craig W. Hewitt<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>For these tests, the test articles were filled with liquid oxygen and liquefied natural gas, but not mixed, and C-4 was used to detonate the entire test article.<\/p>\n<p>In subsequent tests, the cryogenics will be mixed, and instruments will measure the resulting explosion.<\/p>\n<p>The team will scale up to 2,000-pound test articles in March with eight tests planned. These tests will examine two failure configurations. The first configuration is a transfer tube failure, which simulates a failure of the propellant line that runs from the top tank through the bottom tank. The second configuration is a common bulkhead failure, which simulates a failure of the shared wall between the two propellant tanks.<\/p>\n<p>The largest test article, with 20,000 pounds of propellants, is planned for testing in June. This test will simulate a common bulkhead failure scenario.<\/p>\n<p>Once complete, the test series will provide critical new data for methane-based propulsion systems. The findings are expected to help shape launch site planning, safety protocols, and safety requirements for years to come.<\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-image-carousel grid-container grid-container-block padding-top-4 padding-bottom-4 hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-image-carousel\">\n<div class=\"hds-carousel-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-carousel-slider margin-0\" data-client-id=\"carousel-69bc18e7c4419\" data-variation=\"carousel\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-autoplay-speed=\"2000\" data-play-pause=\"\" data-transition-type=\"slide\" data-progress=\"\" data-progress-labels=\"\" data-start-label=\"Start\" data-end-label=\"End\" data-labels-initialized=\"true\">\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\" data-label=\"\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-005.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Bottom view of the test article before C\u20114 installation.\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-005.jpg 5120w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-005.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-005.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-005.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-005.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-005.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-005.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-005.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-005.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-005.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-005.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">A view from the bottom of the test article is shown prior to C-4 installation on Feb. 25 at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, where NASA engineers are conducting a final series of tests to quantify the explosive yield of liquid oxygen and methane propelled rockets and spacecraft.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Reliance Test &#038; Technology\/Bruce Hoffman<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\" data-label=\"\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-007.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Assembled test article shown without C\u20114 installed.\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-007.jpg 5120w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-007.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-007.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-007.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-007.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-007.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-007.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-007.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-007.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-007.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-007.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The assembled test article is shown without the C-4 explosive on Feb. 25 at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, where NASA engineers are conducting a final series of tests to quantify the explosive yield of liquid oxygen and methane propelled rockets and spacecraft.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Reliance Test &#038; Technology\/Bruce Hoffman<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\" data-label=\"\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-023.jpg?w=683\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Personnel measure C\u20114 installed beneath the test article.\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-023.jpg 3413w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-023.jpg?resize=200,300 200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-023.jpg?resize=768,1152 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-023.jpg?resize=683,1024 683w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-023.jpg?resize=1024,1536 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-023.jpg?resize=1365,2048 1365w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-023.jpg?resize=267,400 267w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-023.jpg?resize=400,600 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-023.jpg?resize=600,900 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-023.jpg?resize=800,1200 800w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-023.jpg?resize=1333,2000 1333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">C-4 explosive is installed beneath the test article as personnel measure the height of the explosive off the ground on Feb. 25 at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, where NASA engineers are conducting a final series of tests to quantify the explosive yield of liquid oxygen and methane propelled rockets and spacecraft.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Reliance Test &#038; Technology\/Bruce Hoffman<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\" data-label=\"\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-042.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Test article setup with detonation cord not yet connected.\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-042.jpg 5120w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-042.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-042.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-042.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-042.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-042.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-042.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-042.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-042.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-042.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-042.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The test article setup is shown on Feb. 25 at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, where NASA engineers are conducting a final series of tests to quantify the explosive yield of liquid oxygen and methane propelled rockets and spacecraft. The detonation cord is not yet connected to the firing circuit, while awaiting final connection by personnel before site evacuation.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Reliance Test &#038; Technology\/Bruce Hoffman<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\" data-label=\"\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-052.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Cleared test site prepared for detonation.\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-052.jpg 5120w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-052.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-052.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-052.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-052.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-052.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-052.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-052.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-052.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-052.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-052.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The test site is cleared of personnel and ready for detonation on Feb. 25 at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, where NASA engineers are conducting a final series of tests to quantify the explosive yield of liquid oxygen and methane propelled rockets and spacecraft.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Reliance Test &#038; Technology\/Bruce Hoffman<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\" data-label=\"\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-057.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Test site after the detonation.\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-057.jpg 5120w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-057.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-057.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-057.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-057.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-057.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-057.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-057.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-057.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-057.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-057.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">A view of the test site is shown following detonation on Feb. 25 at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, where NASA engineers are conducting a final series of tests to quantify the explosive yield of liquid oxygen and methane propelled rockets and spacecraft.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Reliance Test &#038; Technology\/Bruce Hoffman<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\" data-label=\"\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-064.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Center of blast area with detached fill valve on the ground.\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-064.jpg 5120w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-064.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-064.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-064.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-064.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-064.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-064.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-064.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-064.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-064.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-064.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The center of the explosion is shown after the test on Feb. 25 at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, where NASA engineers are conducting a final series of tests to quantify the explosive yield of liquid oxygen and methane propelled rockets and spacecraft. A test article fill valve lies on the ground after being torn from the test article wall.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Reliance Test &#038; Technology\/Bruce Hoffman<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\" data-label=\"\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-073.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Personnel record GPS coordinates of a recovered fragment.\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-073.jpg 5120w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-073.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-073.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-073.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-073.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-073.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-073.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-073.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-073.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-073.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-073.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Personnel use global positioning system technology to document the precise location of a fragment from the explosion on Feb. 25 at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, where NASA engineers are conducting a final series of tests to quantify the explosive yield of liquid oxygen and methane propelled rockets and spacecraft.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Reliance Test &#038; Technology\/Bruce Hoffman<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\" data-label=\"\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-082.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Personnel record upper tank impact point using GPS.\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-082.jpg 5120w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-082.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-082.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-082.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-082.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-082.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-082.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-082.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-082.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-082.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cbm2-100-pp04-photo-082.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Personnel record the upper tank\u2019s impact point following the explosion using global positioning system technology on Feb. 25 at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, where NASA engineers are conducting a final series of tests to quantify the explosive yield of liquid oxygen and methane propelled rockets and 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