NextBigFuture

Ariane Test Fires Reusable Prometheus Rocket Engine

ArianeGroup has successfully carried out the first ignition campaign of the reusable Prometheus® engine on the reusable Themis rocket core stage demonstrator – a key step in providing Europe with the ...
Machine Design

R&D Spotlight: Designing a Test Bench for Armored Vehicle Suspensions

Engineers at Moog and Piedrafita Systems custom-designed a test rig that simulates the movement of a hydraulic vehicle’s tracks over uneven terrain. Test engineers undoubtedly agree on the need for a ...
Hot Rod

Making Sense of Cylinder-Head Flow Testing

To celebrate HOT ROD's 75th anniversary, we teamed up with CASTROL GTX to bring you some of the stories that exemplify the core of what HOT ROD is and reflect the brand's influence on America's car ...
The Aviationist

NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft Fires Up Engine For The First Time Ahead Of First Flight

X-59’s engine started for testing for the first time. NASA’s Quesst (“Quiet SuperSonic Technology”) mission recently achieved a key milestone as it began testing the engine that will power the X-59, ...
Business Wire

Rocket Lab Completes Archimedes Engine Build, Begins Engine Test Campaign

LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has completed the ...