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ABL Space Systems' RS1 rocket is possibly targeting a launch Monday (Nov. 21) following an abort last week during engine ignition. The rocket was otherwise healthy.
During a static-fire test, the rocket should stay on the ground when its engines are fired. But something went horribly wrong ...
NASA followed last week's low-key engine test with the test-firing of a solid-fueled booster at Northrop Grumman's rocket ...
France announced its own effort to build re-usable engines on the same day Japanese automotive giant Honda has successfully launched and landed a small rocket.… Honda operates an R&D unit that pursues ...
ABL Space Systems' RS1 rocket aborted its first-ever launch attempt today (Nov. 17) during engine ignition. The vehicle is healthy, company representatives said.
The launch of this rocket was scrubbed two days earlier, on February 27, with only about two minutes left in the countdown due to an issue with the ignition system.
Before these system tests, the JD-2 engine had been rigorously tested in various stages, including torch ignition, gas generator ignition, combined gas generator and turbopump testing, thrust ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA and SpaceX scrubbed the Crew-6 launch due to an issue with the Falcon 9 rocket’s engine ignition system. SpaceX said the issue was with a TEA-TAB ground system ...
A routine engine test at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, took a dramatic turn late Wednesday night when a ...
China's new moon rocket Long March 10 on Friday made a successful test on its sub-level propulsion system, marking the first large-scale ground test at a system wide level.