Rocket Report: China launches with no advance warning; Europe’s drone ship

Welcome to Edition 8.15 of the Rocket Report! This year has been, at best, one of mixed results for SpaceX’s Starship program ...
SpaceNews

iRocket turns to missiles to fuel reusable launcher ambitions

Rocket's plans for a fully reusable satellite launcher got a boost from the first flight test of IRX-100, a short-range ...
Interesting Engineering

World’s most powerful rocket explained: How Starship will take humans to Moon and Mars

SpaceX’s Starship, the world’s most powerful rocket, completes final V2 test, prepares for Moon and Mars with a new, fully ...
FLYING Magazine

Starship’s 11th Test Flight Marks New Era for SpaceX Rocket

As it did ahead of previous flights, SpaceX for Flight 11 removed some of the heat shield tiles protecting Starship’s ...

SpaceX completes 11th test flight of its Starship rocket

Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched its 11th Starship rocket from Texas on Monday and landed it in the Indian Ocean, the last flight ...

UAE successfully builds and test-fires its first homegrown liquid-fuelled rocket engine

Read about the UAE's successful test-fire of its first homegrown liquid-fuelled rocket engine, a significant step towards ...
Khaleej Times

First UAE-made liquid rocket engine roars to life; 'small engine, big step' for team

When the countdown reached zero, everyone stopped breathing' said chief researcher at TII’s Propulsion and Space Research ...
USA Today

Video shows dramatic Alpha rocket explosion as Firefly Aerospace preps vehicle for launch

The first stage of Firefly Aerospace's 96-foot-tall Alpha rocket exploded while the spacecraft was vertical on a test stand in Briggs, Texas. Firefly made a name for itself in 2025 when its Blue Ghost ...
IEEE

Test Bench for Static, Dynamic and Thermal Cycling Tests of Power Semiconductor Transistors at Cryogenic Temperatures

Abstract: Cryogenic electronics remains a promising direction for increasing the power density of power converters. However, the reliability characteristics of power semiconductor components cooled by ...
Invezz

Firefly Aerospace shares plunge 23% after rocket test explosion

Firefly stock sinks 23% after Alpha Flight 7 rocket explodes in ground test. Shares fall below IPO price; analysts still see $56 average target. SpaceX also faced test failures, highlighting ...
GitHub

[QUESTION] Is PowerApps-TestEngine still recommended as THE Power Platform Test Automation Engine?

In the last weeks, I was trying to use the PP TestEngine and evaluate, if it is a good solution to base Power Platform low code test automation on. When reading some of the documentation and watching ...
IEEE

Physical-Based Neural Network with Degradation Model for Remaining Useful Life Prediction of Aero-engine

Abstract: Remaining useful life (RUL) prediction is crucial for ensuring the stability and reliability of aero-engine systems. However, RUL prediction methods based on deep learning frameworks often ...