Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Deep Blue Aerospace passes 100-second Thunder-RS engine test
Deep Blue Aerospace completed a 100-second full-duration static fire of its up-rated Thunder-RS engine around August 21-22, reaching about 1,297.5 kilonewtons of thrust and crossing the 100-second steady-state qualification threshold for the first time. The engine is being developed for the larger Nebula-2 rocket, following a series of shorter test firings with no anomalies.
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