‘Explosion’ noises heard in Huntsville area are rocket engine hotfire tests, officials say

The rumble you will hear today, Monday, January 5 2026 is the sound of rocket engine hotfire testing. Hotfire testing — a ...

Redstone Arsenal says “louder than expected noise levels” not caused by rocket engine testing

Redstone Arsenal officials announced on Tuesday that the “louder than expected noise levels” heard on Monday evening were not ...
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Lockheed and GE Test Hypersonic Engine

GE and Lockheed ground tested a new air-breathing hypersonic jet engine capable of powering missiles to speeds well in excess ...

What’s that loud boom? Redstone Arsenal has an answer (maybe)

Residents as far away as the Tennessee line and down to Morgan County reported rattling windows and shaking doors due to the blast. The answer was quickly traced – as it generally is – to Redstone ...
China Daily

Commercial, reusable Chinese rocket PALLAS-2 completes engine system test

Galactic Energy developed the CQ-90 liquid oxygen-kerosene engine for PALLAS-2 through an upgrade of its CQ-50 engine. It ...
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Houston-based Venus Aerospace achieves ‘world first' during rocket engine test for high-speed plane

A new type of rocket engine, one that could power a plane from Los Angeles to Tokyo in just two hours, has eluded scientists for decades. Houston's Venus Aerospace says it recently solved the puzzle.