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Targets around globe: North Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversees high-thrust solid-fuel rocket engine test

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a ground test of an upgraded solid-fuel rocket engine, state media reported on Sunday, signalling the country’s continued push to strengthen its weapons ...
Gizmodo

Astrobotic’s Detonation Engine Fires 4,000 Pounds of Thrust in Wild Test

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 ...
The Space Community on MSN

Complete Details of New Test Stand, Rocket Lab Latest Progress

You know, the static fire test that we saw last day could be the last of its kind at the current location, that is the launch ...
Scientific American

See Astrobotic pull off a major test of its ‘ring of fire’ rocket engine

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 ...
autoevolution

Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine Named After Indian Weapon Sets Record for Burn Time

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 ...
SpaceNews

Chinese startup Mega Engine advances reusable staged-combustion rocket engine

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 ...