Venus Aerospace, earlier this month, successfully completed the first U.S. flight test of a next-generation rocket engine: a Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE). This milestone marks a breakthrough in American […]
Propulsion
Oracle-M Hot Fire Test is SSC and AFRL milestone in cislunar Space Situational Awareness and national security
The United States Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) have reached a critical milestone in advancing cislunar Space Situational Awareness (SSA) with […]
SpaceX’s eighth Starship flight test still on for today, so far
The eighth flight test of Starship is preparing to launch Monday, March 3. The 60-minute launch window opens at 5:30 p.m. CT. A live webcast of the flight test will […]
SpaceX’s bittersweet seventh flight test, the loss of Starship but successful catch of booster
All began smoothly as SpaceX’s Starship tore through the skies from Boca Chica, Texas with 33 out of 33 engines working to send it on it’s seventh flight test. All […]
SpaceX’s Starship flight test seven now on Thursday
The seventh flight test of Starship is preparing to launch Thursday, January 16. The 60-minute launch window will open at 4:00 p.m. CT. SpaceX was scheduled to launch Starship from […]
SpaceX now plans launch of Starship’s seventh test flight on Wednesday
The seventh flight test of Starship is preparing to launch as soon as Wednesday, January 15, from Starbase in South Texas. A live webcast of the flight test will begin […]
ONERA, ThrustMe + Airbus Defence & Space explore iodine-based propulsion for satellites
ONERA, ThrustMe, and Airbus Defence & Space have initiated the IPISC project (Iodine Propulsion Interaction with Satellites and Components), supported by ESA and CNES. This project aims to evaluate the […]
Dawn Aerospace partners with Perigee Aerospace to develop propulsion systems
Dawn Aerospace has engaged in a partnership with Perigee Aerospace Inc., a prominent player in Korea’s rapidly growing space industry. Perigee Aerospace is an end-to-end space mobility company based in […]
Northrop Grumman’s successful second stage digitally designed solid rocket motor static fire test will boost payloads out of Earth’s atmosphere
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) digitally designed and manufactured large solid rocket motor successfully completed a static fire test at U.S. Air Force Arnold Engineering Development Complex. The test event […]
Moog debuts new lightweight, compact thruster gimbal assembly with integrated launch lock
Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B) has developed a compact and lightweight thruster gimbal assembly — this device has been specifically designed to meet the increasing demands of small payload and satellite […]