In response to a query from Ars about the engine test anomalies, Rocket Lab Chief Executive Officer Pete Beck downplayed concerns.

Brunswick aerospace startup bluShift Aerospace’s latest engine test last week, at Brunswick Landing, yielded key insights into next steps for improving fuel combustion. “Like a car engine, the goal is ...

It is business as usual as NASA engineers prepare for an upcoming RS-25 rocket engine test at Stennis Space Center. They are well-versed on all of the pre-test work to be done, having conducted a very ...

A qualification test of a Raptor 2 engine has resulted in a dramatic explosion at SpaceX’s McGregor facility. The company has yet to comment on the incident, but it’s unlikely to affect the upcoming ...

Interstellar Technologies ZERO rocket engine test-fired at Hokkaido Spaceport in Taiki, Hokkaido. It is fueled by liquid biomethane. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: Interstellar Technologies | e ...

A new type of rocket engine, one that could power a plane from Los Angeles to Tokyo in just two hours, has eluded scientists for decades. Houston's Venus Aerospace says it recently solved the puzzle.

A SpaceX testing stand at the company's McGregor, Texas facilities went up in flames during a test of its Raptor 2 engines on the afternoon of May 23. According to NASASpaceflight, the engine had an ...

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 ...

Preparations for SpaceX's next Starship test flight are well underway, and the company has recently conducted the stainless steel rocket's static fire test. The recent test was a success for SpaceX, ...

Blue Origin has signed a Commercial Space Launch Act agreement with NASA for the use of the historic 4670 test stand at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). Despite setting up its own in-house ...