Part of testing is pushing components way past their limits, so it's entirely possible that the team predicted a fiery end.

The RL60 next generation cryogenic upper-stage rocket engine has achieved another set of milestones, as all major components have been independently tested and delivered to the assembly floor at Pratt ...

Thirty years ago there was no Internet, laptop computers or CDs; Gerald Ford was president; “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” was on TV; and “Jaws” was at the movies. But in South Mississippi, NASA ...

A qualification test of a Raptor 2 engine has resulted in a dramatic explosion at SpaceX’s McGregor facility. The company has yet to comment on the incident, but it’s unlikely to affect the upcoming ...

A SpaceX Starship rocket exploded on a test stand at the company’s Starbase facility in South Texas, raising fresh questions ...

A little more than two months ago, a Rocket Lab employee called the Stennis Space Center Fire Department from the nearby E3 test stand. There was a grass fire where Archimedes engines undergo testing.

Formula 1’s governing body, the FIA, has unveiled a package of regulatory updates ahead of the 2026 season, responding to ongoing technical scrutiny over power units and broader efforts to refine race ...

Pratt & Whitney has successfully completed initial ground testing on its first PurePower PW1000G series engine for the Bombardier CSeries aircraft. The engine completed nearly 200 hours of ground ...

A Dec. 12 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) includes images that show a cloud of white smoke billowing from a metal NASA structure. "The RS-25 machine is only a few hours away from us right in ...

Blue Origin has signed a Commercial Space Launch Act agreement with NASA for the use of the historic 4670 test stand at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). Despite setting up its own in-house ...

Taking an engine compression test is sort of like checking your car's blood pressure. It's a quick and painless procedure ...