Work to develop a reusable engine for European rockets is progressing, with full ignition of an early prototype of Prometheus. These images were taken on 22 June 2023 at ArianeGroup’s test facility in ...

There probably never was a better time for rocket engine fans to be alive. It's a time when those who have the means can go out and start building the rocket engine of their dreams, while the rest can ...

Click to open image viewer. This is an ignition exciter for the J-2 liquid fuel rocket engine. An ignition exciter is a device that generates a high-energy pulse to an igniter (similar to an ...

Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab”, or “the Company”), a leading launch and space systems company, has successfully test fired a reused Rutherford first stage engine for the first time – ...

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the country's major space contractor, conducted on Sunday a major test on a new ...

Japan is off to a shaky start in its efforts to break into the space rocket market dominated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. By River Akira Davis and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Tokyo Japan halted an engine ...

TOKYO, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Japan's space agency aborted an engine test for the Epsilon S rocket on Tuesday after it exploded and caught fire, a repeated failure that will likely push the rocket's debut ...