SpaceX uses static-fire tests of its Super Heavy booster at its Starship launch site in Boca Chica, Texas, as a key pre-flight milestone ahead of Starship test flights, including the campaign leading ...

Northrop Grumman conducts a static test of its OmegA rocket in Utah Feb. 27. (Northrop Grumman image) Northrop Grumman conducted a static test of their new OmegA rocket at their facility in Promontory ...

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory achieved a significant propulsion milestone when a Draper rocket engine reached supersonic flight conditions during a controlled test. The trial, conducted at ...

Boeing has completed analysis of 787 side-of-body reinforcement, as well as its final gauntlet testing, clearing the way for the final few steps towards the aircraft's long-delayed maiden sortie.

SpaceX has cleared an important hurdle that brings it closer to the Starship system's first orbital flight test. The company has successfully completed a static fire test of the Super Heavy's current ...

SpaceX has confirmed that it ran a static fire test of its Crew Dragon astronaut capsule launch escape system. That’s a key step that it needed to run, and one that is under especially high scrutiny ...

A static fire test of an XB-32 rocket. Credit: X-Bow Systems X-Bow Systems completed a static test on the company’s largest rocket so far, the strategic-class Ballesta, the Albuquerque, New ...

SHOW THE SKILLS: Don’t assume a technician’s knowledge level. Show them the proper testing process for repeatable results. April 17, 2020 A challenge that many companies face is getting technicians to ...

AppLabs – Static Testing is a well-known and beneficial concept within the testing space, but tightened budgets and looming deadlines can hinder the benefits. Here are few suggestions on how taking a ...

Indian Space Research Organisation conducted the static test of its liquid core stage (L110) of GSLV Mk III launch vehicle, for 150 seconds at its Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) test facility ...