A prototype of the P80 rocket motor, which will power the first stage of ESA’s new small launcher – Vega, was successfully tested on 4 December at the Guiana Space Centre, Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou ...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un personally inspected a solid-fuel missile engine test and a new main battle tank in a series of high-profile military events that signal Pyongyang’s accelerating ...
RS-25 prime contractor L3Harris continues to ramp up production of new flight engine hardware at their Los Angeles area facility and final assembly at the Stennis Space Center. NASA certified ...
China's state-owned main space contractor tested five different rocket engines on one day last week in preparation for future missions and projects. The China Aerospace Science and Technology ...
Thirty years ago there was no Internet, laptop computers or CDs; Gerald Ford was president; “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” was on TV; and “Jaws” was at the movies. But in South Mississippi, NASA ...
A prototype ion engine that uses lithium vapor as a propellant has aced its first tests, achieving 25 times more power than ...
Blue Origin has signed a Commercial Space Launch Act agreement with NASA for the use of the historic 4670 test stand at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). Despite setting up its own in-house ...