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World’s first robot astronaut: China’s Engine AI to launch humanoid into space

China is preparing to send a humanoid robot into orbit, positioning a private startup at the center of a new race to put ...

NASA’s Next Moon Rocket Runs on Shuttle Engines—Here’s the Story Behind Each One

NASA is getting ready to launch its massive, fully expendable rocket for the first crewed flight to the Moon since Apollo.
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Engine failure ruins the launch of Japan's flagship rocket, harming the country's space agenda

Japan’s H3 rocket suffered engine trouble on December 22, 2025, and failed to place a Japanese navigation satellite into ...
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Space Launch System RS-25 Engine Fires Up for Third Test

An RS-25 engine fired up for 500 seconds June 11 at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Four RS-25 engines will power NASA’s new rocket, the Space Launch System, at speeds of ...
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U.S. Rocket Propulsion Company Ursa Major to Provide Engines to Vector Launch

Ursa Major, America’s leading privately funded company focused solely on rocket propulsion, today announced an agreement with launch provider Vector Launch to support Vector’s recently awarded U.S.
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LAUNCH POSTPONED: Engines of Blue Origin New Glenn rocket made in Huntsville

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Parts of Huntsville are headed into space, but this time, the parts are reusable. According to the Blue Origin website, the engines of the Blue Origin New Glenn reusable ...
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SpaceX Falcon 9 shuts down swiftly after engines ignite Friday; no new launch date set

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the SpaceX webcast announcer counted down the final 10 seconds of Friday's Falcon 9 launch attempt, he said "ignition" when the ...