The spaceplane will take off using a rocket-powered rail sled, which is about two miles long. This sled – which would sit on top of a runway – accelerates the Radian One to 537mph. But the ...

Intuitive Machines, a Houston-based company, is launching a lunar mission to search for water ice on the moon, a crucial step towards future human habitation.

If you’ve ever built a model rocket, you’ll know there’s not a ... and a little clip that will keep it riding the launch rail as it accelerates off the pad. Extra points awarded if you ...

The craft is launched from an aluminium profile rail thanks to a 3D printed sliding guide pin. Initial tests with two rocket motors were promising, leading to a second trial with a full six motors ...