Blue Origin rocket explodes on the launchpad during an engine-firing test

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

Chinese Startup Fires ‘Blazing’ Oxygen-Rich Engine for Deep Space Missions

China’s Mega Engine recently put its Chi engine to the test, firing up the closed-cycle kerosene-liquid oxygen propulsion system for a total of 1,000 seconds across multiple tes ...
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NASA Tests Space Shuttle Engine That Will Power Moon Mission Five Years in the Future

There has been only one mission of the Artemis program to date, an uncrewed test flight of the Orion spacecraft that was conducted back in 2022. Judging this solely from this perspective, you could be ...
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NASA Needs New Space Shuttle Engines Despite No Space Shuttle Still Flying

The Space Shuttle, despite two very traumatizing accidents, is without a doubt one of our species' most successful family of otherworldly vehicles. Introduced in 1981, the family flew a total of 135 ...
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Chinese firm conducts 1,000-second hot fire test of its reusable engine to challenge SpaceX

A new Chinese rocket startup based in Xi’an has successfully completed a long-duration hot ...
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How the engines of the Artemis II rocket flew on NASA's space shuttle

The Artemis II mission is set to launch four astronauts atop NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket later today – and while this specific rocket is only flying on its second mission, its core stage ...