The 12 experiments carried out at the Tiangong space station focused on key technologies such as the conversion of carbon dioxide at room temperature.

A California-based company, SpinLaunch, is making waves with its innovative satellite launch system, drawing particular ...

China's Shenzhou-19 crew made oxygen and fuel via artificial photosynthesis on the Tiangong space station, aiding future moon ...

Iranian cargo vessels will reportedly carry over 1,000 tons of sodium perchlorate, a key ingredient to make missile ...

but there's still a place for solid rocket boosters, too. Liquid-fueled systems keep the fuel and oxidizer in tanks, often cooled to super-low temperatures and stored at high pressure. With a ...

One of China’s latest commercial launch companies has secured early funding as it aims to develop a launcher featuring first ...

While the 1950s was a time of truly unusual and fast-paced innovation in military aerospace, one of the more bizarre projects ...

On this date in 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded seconds after liftoff, destroying the orbiter and killing her ...

Solid rocket motors differ from liquid rocket engines because they have a pre-loaded propellant that burns completely within the motor, providing simplicity in design and operation. Such ...

A dual-cure (thermally and ultraviolet-curable) urethane-diacrylate binder system was studied to demonstrate the additive manufacturing of solid fuels using the ... characteristics including fuel ...

Astronauts on board China's "heavenly palace" space station have demonstrated a new way of making rocket fuel products and breathable oxygen by mimicking a chemical reaction in plants. The ...