Rocket engines

After recovering from an explosion at the launch facility last month, United Launch Alliance (ULA) is getting ready to fire up its heavy-lift rocket for a flight readiness test before it can fly for the first time.Taking out the Trash (in Space)ULA’s Vulcan Centaur rocket is scheduled for its static fire test on Thursday, May 25 at 6:00 p.m. ET to make sure all systems are go for launch. The test firing will take place at Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, and will be broadcast live…

Slow motion view of SLS launching on November 16, 2022.Gif: NASA/GizmodoNASA has released a stunning slow motion video showing its new Space Launch System rocket blasting off from Kennedy Space Center last week. The 5.75-million-pound rocket took flight during the early hours of Wednesday, November 16,after much anticipation, and it was well worth the wait. The launch took place under the blackness of night, but the rocket’s side boosters temporarily lit up the Florida skies.Slow Motion Liftoff of NASA’s Artemis I Moon…

Footage of the explosion. Gif: NASA Spaceflight/GizmodoSpaceX is in the midst of preparing its Starship rocket for its inaugural orbital launch, but an apparent explosion of the Super Heavy booster during tests at the company’s facility in Boca Chica, Texas, may represent a serious setback. The explosion happened around 5:20 p.m. ET, and it was as unexpected as it was severe. No word yet on the cause of the anomaly or whether anyone was hurt during the incident. The explosion was followed by a significant amount of fire…