Blue Origin rocket explodes on the launchpad during an engine-firing test

A rocket belonging to Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin exploded during a test at the launch pad Thursday night, shaking nearby homes ...
Flying

Firefly to Debut Upgraded Rocket Configuration on Next Test Flight

Firefly Aerospace plans to debut an upgraded Alpha Block II rocket this summer, which features enhanced avionics, batteries, and thermal protection to improve reliability and expand launch ...
Scientific American

See Astrobotic pull off a major test of its ‘ring of fire’ rocket engine

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 ...
Seeking Alpha

L3Harris wins $65M rocket motor contract for tactical missiles

L3Harris Technologies (LHX) on Monday said it received a contract worth more than $65 million to produce solid rocket motors for the Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMS, a long-range guided ...
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Anomaly detected in NASA Artemis rocket booster during testing process

The first full-scale static test fire of the Booster Obsolescence and Life Extension (BOLE) solid rocket motor for NASA’s Space Launch System rocket was conducted in Utah. The booster suffered an ...
Virginia Business

Pittsylvania celebrates rocket motor factory

Hurt Mayor and Pittsylvania County native Gary Hodnett remembers the families who had to pack up their lives and move to find work after Burlington WorldWide shut down its operation there in 2007, ...
New Atlas

Low-cost hypersonic rocket engine takes flight for US Air Force

The US Air Force is stomping on the accelerator to field advanced hypersonic missiles as the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Ursa Major announce the successful completion of a flight test of ...
KVUE

Rocket testing plan near Edwards Aquifer alarms San Marcos water advocates

SAN MARCOS, Texas — Local water advocates in San Marcos are raising concerns about planned rocket testing at a Texas State University facility they say sits over a vulnerable part of the Edwards ...
Digital Trends

SpaceX’s Starship rocket test scores several firsts ahead of flight 12

SpaceX chief Elon Musk said in February that the mighty Starship rocket would embark on its 12th test flight this month, although several more recent reports have suggested that it might not leave the ...
The National Interest

How Chemistry and Rocket Motors Constrain American Warfighting

Solid rocket motors—and the chemicals that fuel them—are a major limitation on America’s missile stockpiles, and one that cannot be solved by additional funding alone. Adversaries like China are ...
Business Wire

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth Visits L3Harris Solid Rocket Motor Site

CAMDEN, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Secretary of War Pete Hegseth visited the L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) Camden site today as part of his nationwide “Arsenal of Freedom” tour, highlighting the ...