A private Chinese rocket took an unscheduled flight over the weekend. The Beijing-based company Space Pioneer conducted a "static fire" test with the first stage of its new Tianlong-3 rocket on Sunday ...

When it comes to rockets, a “static-fire engine test,” by definition, means that the rocket should remain on the ground and not move. But during such a test in China on Sunday, that clearly didn’t ...

Watch this amazing footage of when SpaceX conducted a static fire test of the the Starship Super Heavy booster in preparation ...

SpaceX's latest Starship vehicle has breathed fire yet again. The company performed a long-duration "static fire" test with a Starship upper stage at its Starbase site in South Texas on Monday (May 12 ...

With a rousing success under its belt from its last test flight, SpaceX is now preparing for the next launch of its giant Starship rocket. The company performed a static test fire of the Super Heavy ...

This second static fire involved a single engine and practiced an in-space maneuver. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. SpaceX ...

SpaceX performed a static fire of Booster 15 for the eighth flight of Starship. SpaceX has applied for a communications license from the FCC for Starship Flight 8 with a start date of February 24, ...

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 ...