The test was meant to lay the groundwork for a planned debut launch as early as this year. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. An ...

A hot-fire test of Rocket Lab’s Archimedes engine, to be used on its Neutron rocket. Credit: Rocket Lab LOS ANGELES — Rocket Lab has fired its Archimedes engine for the first time, a key step in its ...

Virgin Galactic plans long-duration hot-fire ground tests of its 47,500-lb.-thrust NewtonTwo kerosene-fueled rocket engine “in the coming months,” following a full-mission duty cycle test of this ...

In a historic leap for its sovereign space ambitions, the UAE has successfully designed, built, and test-fired its first liquid-fuelled rocket engine. Developed entirely in Abu Dhabi by the Technology ...