rocket engine

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the ground test of an upgraded rocket engine, state media reported on Sunday, marking another key step in its weapons programme.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

But the company failed to land New Glenn's main rocket engine, or booster, onto a platform in the Atlantic Ocean.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2025

During a test of a Harpoon anti-ship missile, its booster — the rocket engine that launches the missile — was “activated” but not ignited, and then it could not be deactivated, the Danish military said.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2024

Murphy retired from racing in the late 1970s and became a buyer for Rocketdyne, a rocket engine company in Los Angeles.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 26, 2023

Not if we work on building a better rocket engine.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden