Aerospace Testing International

1 week ago | aerospacetestinginternational.com | Ben Sampson

Venus Aerospace has completed testing NASA-supported nozzle designs for its compact rocket engine and is preparing for a flight demonstration this summer. The Houston, USA-based Venus Aerospace has worked with NASA engineers to test the new nozzle designs for its Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) engine. The top-performing design exceeded expectations and will be integrated into the company’s ground-based launch test in the coming months.

1 week ago | aerospacetestinginternational.com | Ben Sampson

Researchers have conducted the world’s first measurements of contrails from a hydrogen-powered turbojet engine during flight, providing new insights into their potential climate impact. The project between Airbus, the Perlan team and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) has completed the first-ever in-flight measurements of contrails formed by hydrogen combustion. The three-week flight test campaign took place in December 2024 in Minden, Nevada.

2 weeks ago | aerospacetestinginternational.com | Ben Sampson

A regenerative fuel cell system able to continuously produce oxygen, hydrogen and electricity in space is to be tested onboard the International Space Station. The project being run by Dream Chaser spacecraft-maker Sierra Space, US-based space engineering firm Tec-Masters and Honda will verify if the Japanese company’s system can function reliably and efficiently in microgravity to continuously produce oxygen, hydrogen, and electricity. The system could also one day be used on the Moon.

2 weeks ago | aerospacetestinginternational.com | Ben Sampson

Roke Manor Research has been awarded a £251 million (US$322 million) six-year contract to lead R&D for the UK’s missile defense systems. The huge contract to manage the UK’s Science & Technology Oriented Research & development in Missile (STORM) program will see the engineering and technology consultancy partner with the UK Missile Defence Centre (MDC). STORM is focused on developing measures to counter current and future ballistic and hypersonic missiles.

2 weeks ago | aerospacetestinginternational.com | Ben Sampson

Tucked away on the edge of aviation training provider CAE’s campus in Montreal, Canada is a laboratory containing a surprising side-project for a company best known for making flight simulators. Visiting this laboratory is not a straightforward proposition. It requires a guide. The route takes in several office floors, through back-of-building fire exits and down bare-brick stairwells.