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ISRO conducts sub-scale LOX-methane engine thrust chamber test

ISRO has successfully conducted a sub-scale test of LOX-Methane engine. These engines are necessary for the next generation of launchers.
Gizmodo

Gizmodo Science Fair: A Rocket Engine That Turns Controlled Explosions Into Thrust

Using supersonic shockwaves for combustion, the groundbreaking design could allow aircraft to travel up to six times the speed of sound. Reading time: Reading time 4 minutes Venus Aerospace is a ...

Yes, Rocket Lab is blowing up engines. No, it’s not a big deal, CEO says.

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

World's first rotating detonation rocket engine flight ... maybe

In what may be a world first, Venus Aerospace has, for the first time in the US, successfully flown a Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) that uses supersonic explosions to create thrust. Such ...
NextBigFuture

Venus Aerospace Has First High Thrust Rotating Detonation Engine Flight

On May 14, 2025 Venus Aerospace became the first in the world to successfully fly a high-thrust rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) — achieving what no government or private entity had done ...
Ars Technica

For the first time in the US, a rotating detonation rocket engine takes flight

A US-based propulsion company, Venus Aerospace, said Wednesday it had completed a short flight test of its rotating detonation rocket engine at Spaceport America in New Mexico. The company’s chief ...
SpaceNews

Orienspace targets 2025 test flight of Gravity-2 after engine test

HELSINKI — Chinese commercial launch firm Orienspace is aiming for a late 2025 debut of its Gravity-2 rocket following a recent first-stage engine hot fire test. Orienspace announced July 8 that it ...
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Raptor vs BE 4 what sets these rocket engines apart

SpaceX’s Raptor engine and Blue Origin’s BE-4 engine are two key innovations in rocket propulsion, each with its unique design and performance characteristics. While the Raptor engine leverages ...
SpaceNews

China completes second hot-fire test for new moon rocket, including engine restarts

HELSINKI — China conducted a rocket stage hot fire test Friday in the latest step in the country’s plans to land astronauts on the moon. A shortened Long March 10 rocket first stage test article fixed ...
Orlando Sentinel

With SLS rocket future uncertain, L3Harris still cranking out engines

While NASA’s Artemis program may ultimately abandon the Space Launch System rocket, for now, Melbourne-based L3Harris is pushing forward with the manufacture of the powerful rocket’s core stage ...
CNN

Emboldened Kim Jong Un oversees test of powerful new North Korean rocket engine days after China visit

Kim Jong Un on Monday watched a test of North Korea’s new high-thrust rocket engine, an event that sets the stage for Pyongyang to test its newest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the ...