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SpaceX Starship’s Ninth Test Flight: Engineering Triumphs, Propellant Perils, and the Relentless March Toward Reusability
Rockets are hard,” Elon Musk posted after a prior Starship explosion, and Tuesday’s ninth test flight provided a dramatic ...
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'Moment we've been working toward' | Houston-based rocket engine company hits major testing milestone
HOUSTON — A Houston-based rocket engine company hit a major testing milestone this week on its quest to fly aircraft faster than ever. Venus Aerospace said it has successfully flown its next ...
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Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine Survives First Subsonic Flight Test
A US-based propulsion company has successfully launched and flown a new rocket powered by a unique rotating detonation engine. Although relatively small by rocket standards, the test could pave ...
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Venus Aerospace successfully tests next-gen rocket engine at Spaceport America
Venus Aerospace's groundbreaking engine test at Spaceport America could pave the way for dramatically faster air travel. 2025 Energy Outlook Join us for an illuminating exploration of New Mexico's ...
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3D printing shakes up the space industry
When Rocket Lab unveiled the Rutherford engine at the 31st Space Symposium in Colorado, it looked like any other space engine. It wasn’t. Rocket Lab manufactured the Rutherford via additive ...
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New fusion rocket design could cut Mars trip to under 4 months
It seems too good to be true, but UK-based Pulsar Fusion has revealed its new Sunbird self-contained nuclear rocket tug that uses a fusion propulsion engine that could reduce a trip to Mars to ...
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Successful test flight for company aiming to travel London to New York in one hour
Venus Aerospace says it has successfully tested a rocket engine that could make hypersonic jet travel a reality. It is hoped the engine could enable planes to travel four to six times the speed of ...
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Hypersonic 3,800mph ‘Stargazer’ jet could now blast from London to NYC in 1 hour after Nasa rocket engine upgrade
The company said that thanks to a Nasa-funded breakthrough, the "record-setting" engine system is nearly ready to try out for real. Venus hopes that its rocket engine will be able to blast ...
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US military taps Rocket Lab’s new Neutron launcher for ‘point to point’ cargo test flight in 2026
Rocket lab is lining up missions for its new Neutron rocket, as the vehicle approaches its debut launch later this year. A new partnership between Rocket Lab and the U.S. Air Force Research ...
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Ursa Major's Hadley Engine Achieves Sustained Hypersonic Speeds
DENVER, May 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ursa Major's Hadley liquid rocket engine designed for commercial space and national security needs, successfully achieved sustained hypersonic speeds during two ...
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The company with the world’s largest aircraft now has a hypersonic rocket plane
Like the Talon-A, the X-15 released from a carrier jet and ignited a rocket engine to soar into the uppermost layers of the atmosphere. But the X-15 had a pilot in command, while the Talon-A flies ...