American researchers are finally getting a real-time view inside one of the most unforgiving propulsion systems in service, ...

The leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un, personally attended an important missile test of a new rocket engine for long-range nuclear missiles. This was the ninth and final test in the development of a ...

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Tuesday it had conducted the final ground test of a solid-fuel rocket engine for a long-range ballistic missile in its latest advancement toward having an arsenal ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kent-based space exploration firm Blue Origin has donated one of its groundbreaking rocket engines to the Museum of Flight for a ...

Japan’s H3 rocket suffered engine trouble on December 22, 2025, and failed to place a Japanese navigation satellite into ...

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a ground test of a high-thrust solid-fuel engine designed for long-range missiles, state media reported, marking another step in its push to further expand its ...

The RS-25 engine will be used to carry humans on eventual mission to Mars. — -- NASA said it has cleared a milestone in the path to ushering in the next era of human space exploration after ...