Engineers developed an engine prototype which could reach unprecedented speeds, cutting down interplanetary travel time.

The rocket, a reaction-propulsion device that carries all of its propellants internally, has been around for almost a millennium since its invention in China. But the twentieth-century saw a ...

Eco-friendly alternatives to fossil fuels are venturing beyond Earth—and into space.

A central goal of DLR Lampoldshausen is to bundle all competencies in the field of rocket propulsion turbopumps in order to conduct targeted and effective research. Continue reading The overarching ...

There are four principal propulsion systems: the propeller, the turbine (or jet) engine, the ramjet, and the rocket 1. Propeller: This is the most common type of propulsion for airplanes.

Russian scientists claim to have developed a plasma electric rocket engine that could enable travel to Mars in just one to ...

NASA and General Atomics tested the fuel by exposing it to temperatures up to 3,000 Kelvin (4,940 Fahrenheit or 2,727 Celsius ...

This is why interest in detonation engines for both gas turbines in the energy sector and for rocket propulsion applications has increased so significantly in recent years. Particularly promising is ...

Going faster would require a new propulsion method. The best candidate is the Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) system, a type of nuclear rocket. According to GA-EMS president Scott Forney, the company ...