But while 3D-printed engines and carbon composite propellant tanks are pretty much a sure bet for future generations of rockets, Electron’s engine technology might be looking at a much shorter life.

Aerospike engines are unique because they adjust to different altitudes, maintaining efficiency regardless of atmospheric ...

“Things have changed dramatically since the X-33 — we’ve got composite materials that ... initial acceleration without burning your rocket propellant. That way, you get around some of ...

solid rocket motors offer a higher propellant density, meaning you can get more energy into a smaller vehicle. For MESOS, Kip says he used a propellant known as ammonium perchlorate composite ...

Who needs engines or fuel when you could use solar radiation to push a spacecraft along? NASA says its experimental ACS3 ...

Radian Aerospace revives NASA's X-33 concept with Radian One, a single-stage, fully reusable spaceplane for Low Earth orbit.

Neutron will be the world’s first medium-lift carbon composite rocket, building off of Rocket Lab’s proprietary ... an oxygen-rich staged combustion engine using liquid oxygen and methane propellants ...

S50 solid-propellant rocket motor during the static firing test in Brazil. The test lasted 84 seconds. Both propellant and oxidiser are solids – contained in a carbon-fibre-reinforced composite casing ...

Now that its reflective sail has deployed fully open in orbit, the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System can be seen in the ...

Amateur astronomers can use NASA's mobile app to find the ACS3 for themselves—a reflective satellite that could appear as ...

Ursa Major and US Navy invest $25 million in the designing, manufacturing, and testing of a Navy SRM prototype.