Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Debris scatters on June 26, 2025, during a static fire test of a new solid rocket motor at a Northrop Grumman facility in Utah.

Two American companies recently conducted a static fire test of an advanced solid rocket motor. The test conducted by Raytheon and Anduril was part of a contract that involves the Air Force Research ...

SpaceX lit all 33 Raptor engines on a Super Heavy booster at its Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, in late May 2026, completing a full-duration static fire that the company called the last major ...

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 ...

The Gantry at LC-39, an immersive, interactive experience that reimagines the historic Launch Complex 39 gantry, is now open at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. (Kennedy Space Center) BREVARD ...

Oct. 22 (UPI) --Chinese space authorities reached a new milestone this week as they tested a reusable rocket that they hope to use to join the United States, Japan and other nations in the bid for ...

The incident happened around 11 p.m. local time on Wednesday, June 18, while the spacecraft was preparing for its 10th test flight "The Starship preparing for the tenth flight test experienced a major ...

Isar Aerospace performed a static-fire test of the first stage of its Spectrum rocket Feb. 14. Credit: Isar Aerospace WASHINGTON — German launch vehicle company Isar Aerospace has completed tests of ...