Watch Blue Origin hotfire its next-gen BE-4 rocket engine
Blue Origin has shared footage of a successful hotfire test of its next-generation BE-4 rocket engine. The video shows the rocket pumping out up to 550,000 pounds of thrust, with…
ULA’s Vulcan Rocket Requires Key Fix Prior to Debut Launch
ULA’s Vulcan Centaur is set to replace ULA’s Atlas V and Delta IV rockets, which have been in use for the past two decades. The company was initially aiming for…
ULA’s Vulcan Rocket Successfully Fires Engines Ahead of Debut Flight
“The team is reviewing the data from the systems involved in today’s test and, in parallel, continue with the Centaur V test stand anomaly investigation,” ULA wrote on Twitter shortly…
Watch Live as ULA Gives Static Fire Test of Vulcan Centaur Rocket Another Go
June 7 Live Broadcast: Vulcan Cert-1 Flight Readiness Firing (FRF)The Colorado-based company had originally scheduled Vulcan’s static fire test for May 25 but ended up rolling the rocket from its…
Watch Live as ULA Attempts First Engine Static Fire Test of Vulcan Centaur Rocket [Updated]
Original article follows. 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…
Debut Launch of ULA’s Vulcan Rocket Likely in Jeopardy After Dramatic Explosion at Test Stand
A highly-anticipated heavy-lift rocket was getting prepped for its inaugural flight when a spark triggered a fiery explosion at NASA’s Alabama launch facility, potentially threatening next month’s rocket debut. Astronomers…