So you probably shouldn’t be surprised to learn that 3D printing is also making waves in rocket science. NASA has developed a revolutionary new rocket engine that’s 20-30% more efficient than ...

Since then all the advances have been in making rockets larger and more efficient through innovations peripheral to the rocket engine itself. There are alternatives to chemical rockets ...

A caravan transports a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket first stage past the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center in January 2024. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service ...

On that mission, a Falcon 9 rocket sent 27 Starlink broadband craft to low Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base. About eight minutes after liftoff, the Falcon 9's first stage returned to ...

Rocket Lab's soaring stock price makes it a tempting opportunity for investors curious about the space economy. While the business is still relatively small, industry analysts are expecting ...

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink craft lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base today, at 9:07 a.m. EST (1407 GMT; 6:07 a.m. local time). The Falcon 9's first stage booster returned to ...

Another point of contention is the deluge system, which creates thousands of gallons of toxic wastewater to cool launch pads and rocket engines after testing. While the EPA and the Texas ...

India launched a rocket Monday carrying two small spacecraft to test docking in space, a critical step for the country's dreams of a space station and a manned Moon mission. The mission is "vital ...

But the company failed to land New Glenn's main rocket engine, or booster, onto a platform in the Atlantic Ocean. It had hoped that the booster would be reusable for future launches but after ...

Friday's hot fire test involved fueling and briefly firing the New Glenn's seven engines. It was one of the key last steps before the giant rocket launches for the first time. When is the next ...

Savannah Smith/Army) A Germany-based artillery brigade is now the first Army unit fully equipped with the service’s next-generation Multiple Launch Rocket ... include a new engine, improved ...

said the rocket aced a series of tests conducted around the Christmas holidays, including the practice firing of the seven massive liquid methane- and oxygen-fueled BE-4 engines that power its ...