Modern spaceflight rests on a deceptively simple idea: a machine that carries its own fuel and oxidizer, then hurls exhaust backward fast enough to push itself forward. The person who first turned ...

A new type of rocket engine that could improve aircraft, spacecraft, and other transportation systems is being developed by private and public institutions such as NASA and the Air Force Research ...

Welcome to Edition 7.06 of the Rocket Report! There has been a lot of drama over the last week involving NASA, the crew of Starliner on board the International Space Station, and the launch of the ...

The USA's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has finalised an agreement with Lockheed Martin to begin work on the fabrication and design of an experimental nuclear thermal rocket and its engine ...

In this week’s episode of Space Minds, Tory Bruno, CEO of United Launch Alliance, sits down with host Mike Gruss. The conversation with Bruno focuses on the development of the Vulcan rocket and its ...

The development comes at a time when the army is looking at creating a rocket force at the earliest to boost its combat ...

Ursa Major’s Draper is a 4,000-pound thrust engine designed for hypersonics, defense, in-space propulsion, and space launch. Credit: Ursa Major WASHINGTON — Rocket engine startup Ursa Major said Nov.

There never was a better time to do business in space exploration. One needs to look no further than the many space startups presently operating in this industry to realize that's so. Another proof of ...