Using a combination of 3D-printed and machined metal parts, Barnard also developed a way to control the amount of thrust produced by solid-fuel rocket engines, which don’t have an off switch ...

Perhaps most readers will remember when they saw the first SpaceX demonstration of a rocket stage landing vertically on the pad under control. It’s something of a shock to be reminded that th… ...

From the GeekDad mailbag, we’ve received the following request: My son and I have decided to build and fly our own model rocket. However, I am hopelessly mechanically and electronically dopey. I ...

You may wonder what to do with an old plastic water bottle. Sure, you could just drop it in the recycle bin -- but it could also be “upcycled” into a rocket like Ben Cusick’s model ...

However, to build the rocket that he considers the most complex model he had ever created, Caster said he was in need of some serious 3D printing equipment; something that the Loveland Public ...

Elon Musk's new endeavor to build rocket ship parts with Leap Motion hand gesture technology, Oculus Rift virtual reality headsets, and 3D laser metal printers makes sci-fi look antiquated.

Model rocket enthusiasts are learning how to do vertical landings. ... Using a combination of 3D-printed and machined metal parts, ...