A new generation of space rockets is inching closer to launch. Private space company Astrobotic recently revealed it carried out a successful test of two of its rotating detonation rocket engines ...

UK space propulsion company Pulsar Fusion has conducted the first test of a prototype exhaust system for a nuclear fusion rocket engine that could dramatically cut transit times for missions to Mars ...

Chennai-based space startup Agnikul Cosmos has moved a step closer to commercialising its launch capabilities after successfully test-firing four 3D-printed semi-cryogenic rocket engines ...

Ursa Major Technologies has completed the first hot-fire tests of its Hadley H13 liquid rocket engine, a milestone the company says could support reusable hypersonic test vehicles and smaller launch ...

A little more than two months ago, a Rocket Lab employee called the Stennis Space Center Fire Department from the nearby E3 test stand. There was a grass fire where Archimedes engines undergo testing.

Space startup Astrobotic put its rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) to the test for the first time, demonstrating a potentially groundbreaking technology that generates thrust by supersonic ...

Elon Musk's space company SpaceX successfully conducted a test launch of the next-generation model of its giant rocket 'Starship' ahead of its listing next month. Although there were some engine ...

A rocket belonging to Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin exploded during a test at the launch pad Thursday night, shaking nearby homes ...

If we really are to fulfill all our dreams of expanding our reach into the solar system, we definitely must come up with new rocket engine technologies for our spaceships. The industry knows this, and ...

Framegrab from a video of a long-duration hot fire of the Chi engine. Credit: Mega Engine HELSINKI — A new Chinese commercial rocket engine startup has conducted a successful long-duration hot fire ...