How do you control a nuclear space propulsion system? Very carefully. To help with this, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory ...

After weeks of anticipation, United Launch Alliance (ULA) fired up the two engines of its Vulcan Centaur rocket to prepare for its inaugural flight. The Colorado-based company completed the final ...

On Tuesday, Stoke Space announced the firing of its first stage rocket engine for the first time earlier this month, briefly igniting it for about two seconds. The company declared the June 5 test a ...

United Launch Alliance's new Vulcan Centaur rocket roared to life for the first time Tuesday night at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. In what is called a "flight readiness firing," the rocket's ...

The hot firing went smoothly and to plan. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Europe's next-generation heavy-lift rocket just took a ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Despite poor weather pushing back the time of its booster engine flight readiness firing (FRF) test, United Launch Alliance was able to complete the test of the company’s Vulcan ...

Aadil Brar is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers international security, U.S.-China relations, and East Asian security. Aadil previously reported for the BBC World Service. He ...