Robert’s Rocket Project has been going ... His latest project is a 250lbf regeneratively cooled engine. It uses kerosene as the fuel, and liquid oxygen as the oxidizer. The neat thing is ...

We are fascinated by the hybrid rocket engine which [Ben Krasnow] built and tested in his shop. It is actually using a hollow cylinder of acrylic as the fuel, with gaseous oxygen as an oxidizer.

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

China's achievement is valuable for long-term space exploration, enabling self-sufficiency and enabling missions like a ...

With the liquid oxygen tank now ... tanks for the rocket collectively hold more than 733,000 gallons of super-chilled propellant. The propellant powers the four RS-25 engines and must stay ...

The failure of a SpaceX rocket's upper stage engine late Thursday ... allowing high-pressure helium to rupture the second stage's liquid oxygen tank. In a post on his social media platform early ...

The Sea Dragon, a 490-foot behemoth, would have been built of inexpensive steel and launched from the sea, minimizing ground ...

That's why rockets have to carry tanks of both fuel and oxidizer. The SpaceX Falcon 9's Merlin engines use rocket-grade kerosene (RP-1) fuel with liquid oxygen as the oxidizer. NASA's Space Launch ...

For the first time since its founding, nearly a quarter of a century ago, Blue Origin had reached orbit. The long-awaited ...