Work to develop a reusable engine for European rockets is progressing, with full ignition of an early prototype of Prometheus. These images were taken on 22 June 2023 at ArianeGroup’s test facility in Vernon, France during a 12-second burn. According to ...

BOCA CHICA, Texas — SpaceX shook the South Texas coastline in May 2026 when it lit all 33 Raptor 3 engines on the first Starship V3 Super Heavy booster, producing what the company says is the most powerful rocket ignition in history. The full-duration ...

At a quiet Swiss airfield, a copper rocket engine suddenly roared to life — not with normal combustion, but with shockwaves spinning inside the chamber

Click to open image viewer. This is an ignition exciter for the J-2 liquid fuel rocket engine. An ignition exciter is a device that generates a high-energy pulse to an igniter (similar to an automobile coil). The exciter shown here is from early J-2 ...

New high-thrust engine will power the country's rocket for crewed lunar missions. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. China has made progress on a powerful rocket engine to power its new ...