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NASA, GE test hybrid engine for next decade of flight

NASA and GE Aerospace in December hit a key milestone in their quest to develop hybrid-electric engine technology for the next decade of commercial aviation. The partners on Tuesday revealed they ...

SpaceX Starship V3 Engine Goes Up in Flames at Texas Site

SpaceX is in the process of preparing Starship Version 3 for its upcoming launch debut, which is currently slated for ...
Business Wire

Rocket Lab Completes Archimedes Engine Build, Begins Engine Test Campaign

LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has completed the ...
WESH

SpaceX conducts engine test for Starship rocket

SpaceX’s massive Starship performed a static engine fire test on Thursday at the rocket company’s facility in Texas.All but two of the 33 Merlin engines fired. Elon Musk tweeted that with 31 firing, ...

Engine compression test: What it tells you and why it matters

Taking an engine compression test is sort of like checking your car's blood pressure. It's a quick and painless procedure ...
SpaceNews

Aerojet’s Second Engine Test Further Validates Engine Design for NASA’s Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle

Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE:GY) company, successfully completed a second set of hot-fire test sequences of its R-1E 25-pound thrust, bipropellant engine. This second test included more than 17,250 ...
Fox 23

North Korea conducts engine test for missile capable of targeting US mainland

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed a test of an upgraded solid-fuel engine for weapons capable of reaching the U.S. mainland, and called it a significant development ...