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.

SpaceX has pushed the maiden flight of its Starship V3 rocket to Wednesday, June 18, adding a day to the countdown for what ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

UK-based Pulsar Fusion announced it has successfully achieved first plasma in its Sunbird nuclear fusion rocket exhaust system. The demonstration, a world’s first for a rocket of this type, was ...

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 ...