The Exploration Company Begins CNES Backed Rocket Engine Development (europeanspaceflight.com) angielski
Another company pursuing a high-thrust methalox engine… seems to be pretty popular design choice these days.

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Another company pursuing a high-thrust methalox engine… seems to be pretty popular design choice these days.
Seems like a good initiative. Rockets are one of the few forms of transport which are currently impossible to electrify. Though hydrogen is not the perfect rocket propellant, it has the advantage that it produces no carbon dioxide when combusted. Current hydrogen production still produces carbon dioxide though, so it is nice to...
WASHINGTON — The European Space Agency conducted a long-duration firing of an Ariane 6 prototype Nov. 23, one of the final tests before the agency is ready to set a date for the rocket’s inaugural launch....