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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

India has taken a massive leap in its journey to conquer the stars. The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) successfully conducted a high-power test of the CE20 cryogenic engine, at the Isro ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Chennai-based startup said the test involved calibrating 8 pumps, 8 motors and 8 speed-control algorithms to ensure uniform startup, steady-state operation and shutdown across the system. Agnikul ...

A new Chinese rocket startup based in Xi’an has successfully completed a long-duration hot ...