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Burning 165 gallons per mile across Florida flatland, the crawler transporter has hauled three entirely different rocket programs across six decades and no replacement has ever been ordered
7+ hour, 8+ min ago (708+ words) The gravel under it gets ground to powder. Not all at once. Surveyed and replenished, because each steel tread shoe weighs about a ton, and there are 456 of them. The machine covers four and a half miles of Florida flatland…...
The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Came Back From Every Mission 3 to 4 Inches Longer Than It Took Off. At Mach 3.2 the Titanium Skin Ran Around 620 Degrees Fahrenheit, So Lockheed Built the Panels Loose on Purpose and the Fuel Tanks Leaked on the Ramp Until Heat Swelled the Joints Shut.
22+ hour, 55+ min ago (791+ words) A SR-71 Blackbird sitting cold looked badly made — gapped skin, razor edges, fuel pooling underneath. It only fit together properly at 600 degrees and three times the speed of sound....
Sirius Space Fires Complete STAR-1 Rocket Engine for the First Time
1+ day, 4+ min ago (177+ words) French launch startup Sirius Space Services has successfully test-fired a complete prototype of its STAR-1 rocket engine for the first time. The company announced the milestone on 12 September, stating that it had conducted the first hot-fire tests of the complete…...
Bendy Missiles: New Study Reveals How Flexibility Shapes Supersonic Flight
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (604+ words) Modern supersonic missiles and launch vehicles are engineered to be extraordinarily slender, a design choice that slices through aerodynamic drag and lets the vehicle sprint through the atmosphere at remarkable speeds. Yet that elegance comes at a hidden price....
Successful Hot Test of CE20 Cryogenic Engine for LVM3 M7 Mission
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (254+ words) ISRO Successful Hot Test of CE20 Cryogenic Engine for LVM3 M7 Mission On September 09, 2026, ISRO successfully conducted the flight acceptance hot testing of the cryogenic engine identified for the seventh operational mission of LVM3 launch vehicle (LVM-M7). The test was conducted at the Main Engine…...
ALTA LUNA, Venturi Space???s New Lunar Utility Vehicle
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (293+ words) Venturi Space unveils ALTA LUNA, a compact and manoeuvrable rover designed for local operationsaround future lunar bases. Designed to assist astronauts, it will also be able to carry out missions involving the handling and transport of payloads. At the International…...
Hermeus Unveils Air-Launched Ramjet Test Vehicle for High-Speed Experiments
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (869+ words) Published Sep 9, 2026 4:23 PM EDT The company unveiled the concept today. Hermeus says the Ramjet-X will be carried beneath Quarterhorse and released at a speed of around Mach 3, at which its ramjet can begin operating. The smaller vehicle will then accelerate,…...
Hermeus unveils low-cost Ramjet-X for high-Mach flight testing
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (477+ words) Hermeus has unveiled Ramjet-X, a low-cost expendable vehicle designed to provide sustained high-Mach flight testing after being air-launched from one of the company's Quarterhorse aircraft. The new vehicle addresses one of the fundamental limitations of ramjet propulsion. A ramjet relies…...
Hermeus unveils Ramjet-X vehicle for Mach 4 flight tests
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (288+ words) Hermeus is developing Ramjet-X, an expendable ramjet-powered vehicle designed to be released in flight from beneath its Quarterhorse uncrewed aircraft. The company said in its announcement that the vehicle is intended to reduce the cost of high-Mach airbreathing flight testing....