A prototype ion engine that uses lithium vapor as a propellant has aced its first tests, achieving 25 times more power than ...

Jeff Thornburg helped turn a government research project into SpaceX’s most powerful rocket engine. Now, he’s trying to do the same thing at his startup Portal Space Systems, which is taking an idea ...

SpaceX has reached a pivotal moment in its quest to launch the most powerful rocket in history. After successfully firing up ...

Two Chakram engine prototypes accumulated more than 470 seconds of total run time.

Private space company Astrobotic annouced the longest hot fire test of a rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE), 300 seconds.

Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or the “Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today introduced a new electric satellite thruster designed for high-volume ...

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Ursa Major have successfully completed the second ...

Three of the four RS-25 engines powering the Artemis II mission previously flew on NASA’s Space Shuttle fleet. The engines are cooled by liquid hydrogen to prevent the nozzle from melting from the ...

Components for the powerful heavy-lift rocket have already arrived at the Southern California launch site. The Vulcan rocket is designed to replace ULA's Atlas V and retired Delta IV rockets for ...