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Why Are Space Launch Vehicles Called Rockets?
Ever wonder why space launch vehicles are called rockets? Learn the origin of the term and how it came to define modern space ...
AI is printing the rocket engine that could beat SpaceX at its own game
Leap 71 is developing AI to build rocket engines faster and cheaper than ever before.
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First Flight of Venus Aerospace BREAKTHROUGH Rotating Detonating Engine
Venus Aerospace had the first-ever U.S. flight test of a rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE)—a next-gen propulsion ...
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New Hypersonic Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine Passes Real-World Milestone
A startup high-speed flight company from Houston, Texas, has successfully tested its Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) ...
The true story of the secret program that brought Nazi scientists to the U.S.
After World War II, Operation Paperclip quietly recruited German scientists to work on its most advanced weapons and space ...
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Venus Aerospace completes hypersonic engine flight test
Houston startup’s propulsion technology lays the groundwork for hypersonic vehicles to take off from conventional runways.
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This company wants to use AI to mass-produce rocket engines
The company has a pretty bold ambition. It wants to use artificial intelligence to design and mass-produce rocket engines faster and cheaper than anyone else can. Their secret weapon is a ...
Firefly’s rocket suffers one of the strangest launch failures we’ve ever seen
Another update from Firefly early Tuesday afternoon confirmed the launch failed. The company said the rocket "experienced a ...
Venus Aerospace Completes Historic U.S. Hypersonic Engine Flight Test
Venus Aerospace, a Houston-based startup pioneering the future of high-speed flight, announced today it successfully ...