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Northrop’s YFQ-48A Talon Blue completes first engine run test

Northrop Grumman’s autonomous combat drone, the YFQ-48A Talon Blue, has completed its first engine run campaign, clearing a ...
Space.com

Astrobotic fires next-generation 'rotating detonation rocket engine' in record-breaking test (video)

Rotating detonation rocket engines (RDREs) work differently from conventional designs. Typical rocket engines rely on a ...
GCN

Japan Engine clears first ammonia-fueled engine test

Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) has already attracted a world-first fully-functional ammonia-powered engine, and it is a breakthrough in decarbonization efforts of marine transportation. The ...

Astrobotic’s Detonation Engine Fires 4,000 Pounds of Thrust in Wild Test

Space startup Astrobotic put its rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) to the test for the first time, demonstrating a ...
Scientific American

See Astrobotic pull off a major test of its ‘ring of fire’ rocket engine

Rotating detonation rocket engines work differently than traditional rockets to maximize thrust while using less fuel—an ...
AeroTime

Rolls-Royce, easyJet successfully conduct engine test using 100% hydrogen fuel

Rolls-Royce and easyJet have completed ground testing of a modified Pearl 15 engine running on 100% hydrogen at full takeoff ...
SpaceNews

Orienspace targets 2025 test flight of Gravity-2 after engine test

HELSINKI — Chinese commercial launch firm Orienspace is aiming for a late 2025 debut of its Gravity-2 rocket following a recent first-stage engine hot fire test. Orienspace announced July 8 that it ...