The rocket engine has always been a compromise—striking a delicate balance between power and efficiency. However, SpaceX's Raptor engine is changing the game with its radical design and meticulous ...

The rocket already had a mixed record heading into this year. Firefly has only achieved two fully successful missions in six ...

The Ohio State University is developing a new nuclear thermal propulsion system called the centrifugal nuclear thermal rocket ...

ESA and Avio signed the deal, worth 40 million euros ($47 million), on the sidelines of the International Astronautical ...

If it proves successful, CNTR could allow future vehicles to travel farther using less fuel. Traditional chemical engines ...

It seems too good to be true, but UK-based Pulsar Fusion has revealed its new Sunbird self-contained nuclear rocket tug that uses a fusion propulsion engine that could reduce a trip to Mars to under ...

There have been published papers by the Air Force Research Lab and NASA on rotating detonation engines having 10% or more efficiency gains. A rotating detonation engine (RDE) uses a form of pressure ...

SpaceX owns 98% of global rocket launches, a monopoly with virtually no competition. Only China is competing with Elon Musk at this point in number of launches and, while the country is getting closer ...

Astronaut and space industry leader Tom Marshburn explains how commercial space flight, AI, and new approaches to medicine ...

Engineers developing space exploration robots drew inspiration from the common squirrel for their latest cutting-edge bot design, which they say could also help in search and rescue missions during ...

The space agency is inviting the public to design next-generation, moon-ready tires for future space missions. NASA is calling on the public to help shape the future of lunar exploration by designing ...

A large cloud of tiny fragments revolves around Earth following satellite explosions, rocket stage malfunctions, and ...