LEAP Space, currently based in Lafayette, received $8 million in state tax credits on Thursday as it ramps up the manufacturing of its cutting-edge rocket engines in Colorado. The Job Growth Incentive Tax Credits,

Abyom SpaceTech and Defence has completed the hot fire test campaign of its BSE-II reusable rocket engine. The new space startup aims to demonstrate a vertical takeoff vertical landing prototype by the end of the year.

As demand for satellite launches grows for communication, weather monitoring, and research, flexible and low-cost rockets powered by such engines will become increasingly important.

Astrobotic completed a successful series of hot-fire tests of its rotating detonation rocket engine prototype, marking a key milestone for the experimental propulsion technology.

NASA has been conducting a series of hot fire tests to certify RS-25 engines for use on the Space Launch System rockets that will launch Artemis missions to the moon. The penultimate test in the series was conducted at NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.