We are fascinated by the hybrid rocket engine which [Ben Krasnow] built and tested in his shop. It is actually using a hollow cylinder of acrylic as the fuel, with gaseous oxygen as an oxidizer.

Planning missions to Mars is very difficult. Even just getting a rover or other equipment to the red planet has endless challenges, but at least that has been successfully accomplished many times.

While many scientists are looking into theoretical space engines, others are focusing on the tried and true—such as plain old-fashioned engines that burn rocket fuel. In this new study ...

He’s allergic to chocolate. Instead of eating the stuff, he’s using it to build model rocket engines. The project stems from the Quelab Hackerspace’s chocolate hacking challenge which ...

Rocket thrusters powered by the hydrogen and oxygen in water do exist, and while NASA succeeded with using this kind of propulsion system to launch their PTD-1 CubeSat in 2021, water fuel has not ...

Iran received the first of two Chinese shipments of a rocket fuel precursor chemical on Thursday ... The analysts said this may be a sign that Iran is facing supply chain issues, although CNN ...

Despite much investigation as a rocket fuel, the full potential of boron has never been realised. It could get another chance to shine, thanks to a better understanding of the role impurities play ...