‘Explosion’ noises heard in Huntsville area are rocket engine hotfire tests, officials say

The rumble you will hear today, Monday, January 5 2026 is the sound of rocket engine hotfire testing. Hotfire testing — a ...

What’s that loud boom? Redstone Arsenal has an answer (maybe)

Residents as far away as the Tennessee line and down to Morgan County reported rattling windows and shaking doors due to the ...

Redstone Arsenal says “louder than expected noise levels” not caused by rocket engine testing

Redstone Arsenal officials announced on Tuesday that the “louder than expected noise levels” heard on Monday evening were not ...
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Redstone Arsenal alerts area residents about more 'booms' this week

Officials said the noise -- though louder than other tests -- comes from planned operations and will continue through later ...
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Texas awards Blue Origin $7 million to boost rocket engine test facility

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — The Texas Space Commission has awarded Blue Origin a $7 million grant to upgrade its horizontal first-stage booster engine test facility. According to a statement from ...
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Relativity builds new autonomous rocket factory and expands testing facilities at Stennis Space Center

Aerospace company Relativity is expanding its rocket component production and rocket engine testing operations at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Hancock County. The project is a $59-million corporate ...
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China test-fires 5 new rocket engines in a single day. But what are they for? (video)

China's state-owned main space contractor tested five different rocket engines on one day last week in preparation for future missions and projects. The China Aerospace Science and Technology ...