A new test of nuclear propellant fuel under space-like conditions has been hailed as a success by NASA and General Atomics ...

Eco-friendly alternatives to fossil fuels are venturing beyond Earth—and into space.

Russia's State Atomic Energy Corporation, Rosatom, recently developed a new spacecraft engine with impressive specifications.

A laboratory prototype of a plasma electric rocket engine based on a magnetic plasma accelerator has been produced by Rosatom ...

Join Dr. Larry de Quay of NASA as he explains the physics and chemical processes of rocket engines and some of the analytical methods used in their design. Discover the design approaches and ...

Scientists at Rosatom have unveiled a plasma electric rocket engine that is claimed to be capable of propelling spacecraft to ...

HICKAM will design and manufacture a modular, compact, and portable testing platform for characterizing hybrid rocket engines. The team will also manufacture two 300 lbf hybrid rocket motors to prove ...

The vehicle's first stage will land vertically, similarly to a Falcon 9 rocket, and the second stage, which has a novel metallic heat shield and engine design, will also land back on Earth.

Will Edwards is the co-founder and CEO of Firehawk Aerospace, a hybrid rocket engine design and manufacturing firm. Firehawk’s rocket engines are powered by their patented 3D printed rocket fuel.

Rockets, too, rely on engines for propulsion, though they are different in their design and proportions. Traditional rocket engines are built for a single launch: they ignite once to launch, and any ...

Rocket company Skyrora has started testing ... The firm said it was carrying out "full duration" tests on an updated engine design at its Midlothian testing site. The new model was 3D-printed ...