https://spacewatch.global/tag/lakshmanan-velappan/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Tue, 19 Aug 2025 10:43:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/lakshmanan-velappan/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2025/08/nordspace-successfully-tests-new-engine-test-cell-and-hadfield-rocket-engine/ Tue, 19 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=67211 NordSpace successfully tested its new Darkhorse engine test cell and 3D printed Hadfield liquid rocket engine. The test ran for 7 seconds at NordSpace’s propulsion test range, a company-owned secure site in Northeastern Ontario, successfully delivering nominal thrust, active cooling, and impulse results. Long duration tests will take place in the coming days. The tests will also include refinements to fuel mixture ratios and higher-pressure scenarios to test the limits of the new test cell and engines.]]>