Yes, Rocket Lab is blowing up engines. No, it’s not a big deal, CEO says.

In response to a query from Ars about the engine test anomalies, Rocket Lab Chief Executive Officer Pete Beck downplayed concerns.
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AI is printing the rocket engine that could beat SpaceX at its own game

SpaceX owns 98% of global rocket launches, a monopoly with virtually no competition. Only China is competing with Elon Musk at this point in number of launches and, while the country is getting closer ...
Ars Technica

Rocket Report: SpaceX’s 500th Falcon launch; why did UK’s Reaction Engines fail?

Welcome to Edition 7.47 of the Rocket Report! Let’s hope not, but the quarrel between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk may be remembered as “Black Thursday” for the US space program. A simmering ...

Brunswick startup ‘shifts’ to selling rocket boosters

Brunswick space company bluShift, which launched its first rocket in 2021, will now sell its bio-fueled engines to meet a growing demand.
AOL

I helped design rocket engines for NASA’s space shuttles. Here’s why businesses need AI as trustworthy as aerospace tech

When I was an aerospace engineer working on the NASA Space Shuttle Program, trust was mission-critical. Every bolt, every line of code, every system had to be validated and tested carefully, or the ...
NextBigFuture

Most Efficient Rocket Engine Ever Flown Will Enable Affordable Mach 9 Hypersonic Speed

Venus Aerospace has made the most efficient rocket engines ever flown. They will go from runway to mach 9 hypersonic speed. The Venus Aerospace Stargazer M4 is designed to reach a top speed of Mach 9, ...
Wall Street Journal

L3Harris to Sell Rocket-Engine Business to Buyout Firm

The deal includes Aerojet Rocketdyne RL-10 rocket engines. (Craig Bailey/Florida Today/USA Today Network/Reuters) Defense contractor L3Harris Technologies struck a deal to sell a controlling interest ...