Search Results: keywords:"solid rocket motor"

  • S. 5276 — To require a roadmap for the future desired state for the solid rocket motor (SRM) industrial base, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:858

    S. 5276, also known as the "Solid Propulsion Enhancement and Advancement for Readiness Act of 2024" or the "SPEAR Act of 2024," mandates the creation of a roadmap to enhance the solid rocket motor (SRM) industrial base. The roadmap, to be submitted by March 1, 2025, will...

    Simple Explanation

    The "SPEAR Act of 2024" is like a plan to make sure that rocket builders have a good future, where the right people figure out how to make rockets even better, find new ways to pay for them, and check how the choices they make could improve everything, to help keep everyone safe.

  • S. 5556 — To require a solid rocket motor industrial base strategy.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:818

    S. 5556 requires the Department of Defense to develop a strategy for maintaining a solid rocket motor industrial base in the U.S. by March 1, 2025. The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment will collaborate with various military departments to assess technologies and...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill asks the Department of Defense to come up with a plan by March 1, 2025, to make sure there's a strong supply of rocket engines in the U.S., and checks if we have enough materials and factories to meet future needs.