Space Pioneer, a private Chinese space development company, conducted a static ignition test of the first stage engine of the 'Tianlong 3' rocket at a testing facility in Gongyi City, Henan Province.

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 Zhuque-3 ...

A SpaceX Starship rocket exploded into a massive fireball late Wednesday night during preparations for an engine test at the company’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, SpaceX said in a ...

Exhaust billows from a tethered static fire test of a Long March 10 first-stage test article at the LC-301 launch pad, Wenchang Space Launch Site, Hainan Island, China, Aug. 15, 2025. Credit: CMSEO ...

SpaceX's Starship prototype faced another setback. A static fire test resulted in an explosion. The incident raises concerns about the rocket's reliability. This test follows previous failures, ...

The engine test takes place in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. [Photo provided to China Daily] A major ground test key to the research and development of CAS Space's new carrier rocket model, Kinetica ...

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

AKITA--A small Epsilon S rocket engine exploded during a test in a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency testing center in Noshiro, Akita Prefecture, on July 14, breaking the morning quiet and sending up ...

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CAS Space, a Beijing-based rocket maker owned by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, conducted on Wednesday a major ground test that is key to the research and development of its new carrier rocket model ...