Two American companies recently conducted a static fire test of an advanced solid rocket motor. The test conducted by Raytheon and Anduril was part of a contract that involves the Air Force Research ...

HELSINKI — Chinese launch startup Landspace carried out a breakthrough static fire test Friday as it builds towards an orbital launch attempt with its Zhuque-3 rocket. The nine engines of the Zhuque-3 ...

Exhaust billows from a tethered static fire test of a Long March 10 first-stage test article at the LC-301 launch pad, Wenchang Space Launch Site, Hainan Island, China, Aug. 15, 2025. Credit: CMSEO ...

Highly Loaded Grain (HLG) Solid Rocket Motors allow extended range and customized thrust profiles with the same propellant and the same size rocket motor. Anduril and Raytheon announced on Oct. 7, ...

Northrop Grumman tested the motor in the vacuum chamber in collaboration with the U.S. Air Force, continuing the development of the Minuteman III’s replacement. Overseen by the 717th Test Squadron and ...

July 29 (UPI) --SpaceX scrubbed a static fire test for a Falcon 9 rocket that will carry the Crew-11 team to the International Space Station due to an error. SpaceX ...

SpaceX conducted a single engine static-fire of their flight 10 Starship. The test demonstrated an in-space burn. Credit: ...