The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory achieved a significant propulsion milestone when a Draper rocket engine reached supersonic flight conditions during a controlled test. The trial, conducted at ...

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Ursa Major have successfully completed the first ...

We're always told that rocket science is the hardest form of science out there and a raft of explosions on the launch pad in recent months makes me inclined to agree. Now, a Japanese rocket engine ...

Landspace tests 220-ton methane engine for future heavy-lift launchers Chinese launch startup Landspace says it has completed a long-duration full-system hot-fire test of its new 220-ton-class methane ...

China's state-owned main space contractor tested five different rocket engines on one day last week in preparation for future missions and projects. The China Aerospace Science and Technology ...

A test of an engine for Japan's upcoming Epsilon rocket ended in an explosion on Tuesday (Nov. 26), the second time in less than two years that this engine has met an untimely end during testing. On ...

A US-based aerospace and defense company has successfully carried out the first hot-fire tests ...

North Korea recently tested a small rocket engine, a monitoring group said Wednesday, after a US official had reportedly suggested the test could be a step to develop an intercontinental ballistic ...

TOKYO, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Japan's space agency aborted an engine test for the Epsilon S rocket on Tuesday after it exploded and caught fire, a repeated failure that will likely push the rocket's debut ...

The newly tested engines could power a variety of space projects. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, the latest ...