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11:50pm, 2nd August, 2019

Jeff Bezos touts a full-power firing of Blue Origin’s next-generation BE-4 rocket engine

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos is showing off a picture of his Blue Origin space venture’s BE-4 rocket engine going full blast during a hot-fire test in Texas. “BE-4 continues to rack up time on the test stand,” Bezos said in an accompanied by a pictu...

9:06pm, 20th April, 2019

Space

SpaceX Crew Dragon suffers anomaly during engine test; no injuries reported

A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule is hauled aboard a recovery ship at the end of a mission to the International Space Station in March. (SpaceX Photo) SpaceX suffered a setback in preparations for its first crewed launch to the International Space Station...

Stratolaunch completes milestone preburner test firing for PGA rocket engine

2:49pm, 6th November, 2018

Space

Stratolaunch completes milestone preburner test firing for PGA rocket engine

A full-scale fuel preburner for Stratolaunch’s PGA rocket engine undergoes a test firing at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. (Stratolaunch Photo) , the space venture founded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, says it has successfully comp...

9:02pm, 27th September, 2018

Space

Paul G. Allen’s Stratolaunch space venture is lifting the veil on its PGA rocket engine

An artist’s conception shows Stratolaunch’s PGA rocket engine. (Stratolaunch Illustration) The name of Stratolaunch Systems’ home-grown rocket engine leaves no doubt about who’s footing the bill: It’s called the PGA, as in Microsoft co-founder Paul G...

Report: Blue Origin’s BE-4 rocket engine will win United Launch Alliance’s multibillion-dollar backing

12:30pm, 27th September, 2018

Space

Report: Blue Origin’s BE-4 rocket engine will win United Launch Alliance’s multibillion-dollar backing

Blue Origin’s BE-4 rocket engine went on display at a Colorado space conference in April. (Blue Origin Photo) After and months of uncertainty, Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ has won a high-stakes race to provide United Launch Alliance with its BE-4 r...

Engine test for NASA’s heavy-lift SLS rocket cuts off early, but achieves goals

11:03pm, 14th August, 2018

Space

Engine test for NASA’s heavy-lift SLS rocket cuts off early, but achieves goals

News Brief: NASA put a developmental model of the RS-25 engine for its heavy-lift Space Launch System rocket through a hot-fire test today at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine in attendance. Although the rat...

Blue Origin shows off BE-3U upper-stage rocket engine as its many efforts ramp up

6:53pm, 10th August, 2018

Space

Blue Origin shows off BE-3U upper-stage rocket engine as its many efforts ramp up

Blue Origin’s BE-3U upper-stage rocket engine undergoes testing. (Blue Origin via Twitter) , the space venture founded by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, is sharing a short video clip featuring the lesser-known rocket engine for its orbital-class. The spotlig...

11:08am, 23rd July, 2018

Space

Engine test anomaly deals setback to Boeing’s plans for Starliner space taxi

Aerojet Rocketdyne conducts a 2016 test firing of the launch abort engines designed for use on Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner space taxi. The engines feature a new type of propellant valves. (Aerojet Rocketdyne Photo) Boeing confirms that it experienced...

1:20pm, 10th July, 2018

Space

Rocket engine scores ‘perfect 10’ in 10-day test for Phantom Express space plane

Aerojet Rocketdyne’s AR-22 rocket engine fires during a test at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. (NASA / DARPA Photo) A rocket engine built from spare space shuttle parts — and the team behind the engine — passed a grueling 10-day, 10-firi...

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Jeff Bezos touts a full-power firing of Blue Origin’s next-generation BE-4 rocket engine

SpaceX Crew Dragon suffers anomaly during engine test; no injuries reported

Stratolaunch completes milestone preburner test firing for PGA rocket engine

Paul G. Allen’s Stratolaunch space venture is lifting the veil on its PGA rocket engine

Report: Blue Origin’s BE-4 rocket engine will win United Launch Alliance’s multibillion-dollar backing

Engine test for NASA’s heavy-lift SLS rocket cuts off early, but achieves goals

Blue Origin shows off BE-3U upper-stage rocket engine as its many efforts ramp up

Engine test anomaly deals setback to Boeing’s plans for Starliner space taxi

Rocket engine scores ‘perfect 10’ in 10-day test for Phantom Express space plane

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