The rumble you will hear today, Monday, January 5 2026 is the sound of rocket engine hotfire testing. Hotfire testing — a ...

Debris scatters on June 26, 2025, during a static fire test of a new solid rocket motor at a Northrop Grumman facility in Utah. The motor is supposed to be used in later Artemis moon missions. A test ...

The new test proved the capability of a new propellant that will enhance the rocket's performance, making a sample return mission from Mars increasingly viable. Share on Facebook (opens in a new ...

SpaceX launched the seventh test flight of its Starship rocket on Thursday, but lost communication with the upper stage of the rocket that continues on into space. The company’s webcast showed data ...

Elon Musk and SpaceX are getting a little closer to sending humans to Mars, but they still have plenty of work to do. After the last two test flights ended prematurely with the destruction of the ...

Nitrous oxide’s high-speed abilities don’t end with racing cars, as it’s a powerful enough oxidizer to be a practical ...