Rocket Lab has flown over 800 Rutherford engines to space, showcasing the benefits of additive manufacturing in rocket ...

NASA engineers manage propulsion systems and space communications to maintain Artemis II’s schedule, ensuring the Orion spacecraft and crew remain connected from launch to splashdown.

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Casting, Composite and Processing Technology (Fraunhofer) have reportedly ...

Essentially, a nuclear rocket engine is a reactor that has hydrogen running through it as a propellant, which is heated to an astonishing 3,000 K (2,727 °C, 4,940 °F), giving it almost twice the ...

I’ve grown up with rockets that burn chemical fuel, but NASA’s next big leap in propulsion could make those engines look as dated as steam trains. By turning to nuclear power in space, the agency is ...

In the relentless quest to make journeys to Mars shorter and safer, Russian scientists have recently turned heads with a bold claim: A plasma-based propulsion system could cut the Earth–Mars transit ...

Using supersonic shockwaves for combustion, the groundbreaking design could allow aircraft to travel up to six times the speed of sound. Reading time 4 minutes Venus Aerospace is a winner of the 2025 ...

A little more than two months ago, a Rocket Lab employee called the Stennis Space Center Fire Department from the nearby E3 test stand. There was a grass fire where Archimedes engines undergo testing.

The AFRL and Ursa Major have completed a flight of the Affordable Rapid Missile Demonstrator (ARMD), powered by Ursa Major's ...

SpaceX has taken another major step toward realizing its interplanetary ambitions. On October 13, the company launched the 11th test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built. The ...