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 ...

During a static-fire test, the rocket should stay on the ground when its engines are fired. But something went horribly wrong during a recent test in China.

[VIDEO: A simulated full-sized rocket engine static test fire at The Gantry at LC-39] A highlight of the experience is a fictional simulation of a static test fire.

The company performed a static test fire of the Super Heavy booster slated for Starship's 11th launch. Secured to the launch stand at SpaceX's Starbase manufacturing and test facility in Texas, the ...

Credit: CMSEO HELSINKI — China has conducted the first static fire of a seven-engine first-stage test article for the rocket that will carry its astronauts to the moon.

A private Chinese rocket took an unscheduled flight over the weekend. The Beijing-based company Space Pioneer conducted a "static fire" test with the first stage of its new Tianlong-3 rocket on ...

His development program was comprehensive, with static test vehicles, a low-altitude hopper, and extensive testing of the key technology: thrust-vector control.

Shown here is a one-eighth scale model of the NERVA (Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application) nuclear rocket test engine on a movable stand equipped with rails. Originally conceived by the ...

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