From plasma engines that could turn months of travel into weeks to the first blueprints for ships that will outlive their ...

Modern spaceflight rests on a deceptively simple idea: a machine that carries its own fuel and oxidizer, then hurls exhaust backward fast enough to push itself forward. The person who first turned ...

Proving that you can't keep a good technology down, Reaction Engines' Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine (SABRE) has a new lease on life after a British-led consortium announced Invictus, a new ...

North Shore-based Astrobotic Technology Inc. announced three contract wins to accelerate the development of its reusable ...

Japan’s flagship H3 rocket has suffered a fresh setback, with an engine failure in its upper stage cutting short a ...

Agnikul successfully fires dual 3D printed rocket engines. Four pumps power the system, each driven by an independent electric motor.

Indian startup Astrobase is developing an advanced methane rocket engine using full-flow combustion, aiming for a reusable ...

There have been published papers by the Air Force Research Lab and NASA on rotating detonation engines having 10% or more efficiency gains. A rotating detonation engine (RDE) uses a form of pressure ...

Using supersonic shockwaves for combustion, the groundbreaking design could allow aircraft to travel up to six times the speed of sound. Reading time: Reading time 4 minutes Venus Aerospace is a ...

The Japanese H3 rocket failed to place the government-operated QZS-5 satellite into orbit due to engine issues. This failure typically prompts extensive investigations, potentially delaying Japan's ...

Welcome to Edition 8.14 of the Rocket Report! We’re now more than a week into a federal government shutdown, but there’s been little effect on the space industry. Military space operations are ...