Astrobotic put its Chakram rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) through its paces for the ...

Astrobotic completed a successful series of hot-fire tests of its rotating detonation rocket engine prototype, marking a key milestone for the experimental propulsion technology.

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 ...

Using supersonic shockwaves for combustion, the groundbreaking design could allow aircraft to travel up to six times the speed of sound. Reading time 4 minutes Venus Aerospace is a winner of the 2025 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — Astrobotic, a developer of lunar landers and suborbital rockets, has successfully tested an advanced rocket engine that could power those vehicles. The Pittsburgh-based company announced ...

The Chennai-based startup said the test involved calibrating 8 pumps, 8 motors and 8 speed-control algorithms to ensure ...

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 ...

The first stage of the design, the Super Heavy booster, has 33 Raptor engines to get it going. These are reengineered ...

A 220-ton-class BF (Blue Flame) methane–liquid oxygen rocket engine developed by Landspace fires during a long-duration ground test in 2026. Credit: Landspace HELSINKI — Chinese launch startup ...