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Top 7 must-read space technology stories of 2025 — Interesting Engineering

From plasma engines that could turn months of travel into weeks to the first blueprints for ships that will outlive their ...

SpaceX fired up Raptor engine for moon flight and landing tests

A vacuum Raptor engine was recently test-fired after being "chilled to mimic conditions after a long coast period in space," ...
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Japan’s H3 rocket suffers engine failure, loses satellite mission

Japan’s flagship H3 rocket has suffered a fresh setback, with an engine failure in its upper stage cutting short a high‑stakes mission and leaving a navigation satellite stranded short of orbit. The ...
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Aerojet Develops Innovative Reaction Control Engine Technology for NASA’s Exploration Program

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NASA Tests Space Shuttle Engine That Will Power Moon Mission Five Years in the Future

There has been only one mission of the Artemis program to date, an uncrewed test flight of the Orion spacecraft that was conducted back in 2022. Judging this solely from this perspective, you could be ...
SpaceNews

Keep NASA’s innovation engine going

An artist’s illustration of Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lunar lander, which will carry Tipping Point technology demonstrations funded by NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate, on the Moon. Credit ...
Newsweek

Japan’s New Space Rocket Engine Explodes Again

The engine for Japan's flagship small rocket, the Epsilon S, exploded during a combustion test on Tuesday, marking the second consecutive failure in its development. Officials reported no injuries or ...
Space.com

‘Democratizing space’ is more than just adding new players – it comes with questions around sustainability and sovereignty

With more countries looking to explore space, there is a rising hope that space is now more accessible for diverse participants. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...
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This Is the First Brand-New Space Shuttle Engine in Years, Not Meant for the Space Shuttle

The Space Shuttle was and forever will be a very special vehicle in the history of space exploration. Over the course of three decades starting in 1981, the small fleet of spaceplanes took to the sky ...
The White House

Presidential Message on Space Exploration Day

On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 successfully landed the first crewed mission on the Moon, launching mankind into a new and uncharted era of human ingenuity. As the entire world watched in awe, American ...
Electronic Design

Semiconductors: The Unsung Heroes in Space Exploration

From the very first Cold War Geiger counters that were Sputnik and Explorer-1, to the autonomous robots of Mars, asteroid missions, telescopes, and the Voyager craft now outside our solar system, ...