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.

“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 ...

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

🚀 We are thrilled to unveil and successfully hot-fire India's First #AeroSpike Rocket Engine. The static-test campaign for ...

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

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

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 ...

relocating the rocket’s control fins to the rear of the device, redesigning the nose to make it more aerodynamic, adding propellant and building in a lightweight composite motor. Read more at ...

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 ...

OSC was established to increase investments in priority critical technology areas for national security. Ursa Major will ...

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 ...