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 ...

If everything goes according to schedule, the first ZQ 3 will take to the sky in the near future at the Jiuquan Satellite ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Shown here is a one-eighth scale ...

When it comes to rockets, a “static-fire engine test,” by definition, means that the rocket should remain on the ground and not move. But during such a test in China on Sunday, that clearly didn’t ...

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 ...

Model rocketry has always taken cues from what’s happening in the world of full-scale rockets, with amateur rocketeers doing their best to incorporate the technologies and methods into their creations ...

SINGAPORE—China has completed the first system-level test of the YF-100K engine for its new Long March-10 rocket, a key launch vehicle designed for future crewed lunar missions. The China Manned Space ...

China's first reusable rocket just took a big step toward flight. The Chinese company LandSpace conducted a static-fire test with its stainless steel Zhuque-3 launcher on Monday (Oct. 20), keeping the ...

A US-based propulsion company has successfully launched and flown a new rocket powered by a unique rotating detonation engine. Although relatively small by rocket standards, the test could pave the ...

SpaceX has just shared a short video showing a test firing of one of its six Starship engines in preparation for the rocket’s 10th flight test. “Single-engine static fire demonstrating an in-space ...

Zhuque-3 looks a lot like SpaceX's workhorse Falcon 9. China's first reusable rocket just took a big step toward flight. The Chinese company LandSpace conducted a static-fire test with its stainless ...