Tag: rocketengine

17 MAR

Staring at Firefly Aerospace’s hot rocket-engine flames in a Texas pasture

Pro tip: If you just want to see the raw engine fire, skip ahead to the ~3:15 mark. (video link) CEDAR PARK, Texas—”Last time you came out here, it was just a pile of dirt,” Firefly Aerospace CEO and rocket scientist Tom Markusic tells me. I looked it up afterwards—he’s not lying. Back in 2014 […]

20 MAR

North Korea rocket-engine test shows ‘meaningful’ progress in engine function

Thomson Reuters SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea said on Monday North Korea’s latest rocket-engine test showed “meaningful” advancement in engine function. “Through this test, it is found that engine function has made meaningful progress but further analysis is needed for exact thrust and possible uses,” Lee Jin-woo, deputy spokesman for the South Korean defense ministry, […]