Scientists and engineers are diligently working on innovative concepts to make the next era of human spaceflight more ...

According to Mueller, the 140,000-pound-thrust Merlin 1D, designated the production model for Falcon 9, has the highest thrust-to-weight ratio of any rocket engine ever made.

These systems keep rocket fuels super-cold until they're needed for propulsion. Space agencies use special tanks with thick ...

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We’ve already reported on why the Space Launch System used for the Artemis mission isn’t sustainable, but now NASA has tested a new propulsion tech that could cut down on the fuel needed for ...

Dr. Charles Buhler, a veteran NASA engineer and co-founder of Exodus Propulsion Technologies, has revealed a startling breakthrough. His team’s propellantless propulsion drive has successfully ...

BBC Science Focus gives a short and straightforward answer on why space tourism is so expensive, stating that chemical-based propulsion is the biggest factor behind these rates. The Tsiolkovsky ...

Radian’s solution is a rocket-powered sled that runs along a two-mile rail and accelerates up to Mach 0.7 — 537 mph (864 kilometers per hour) — before releasing the space plane, which then ...

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SpaceX’s 120-meter-tall machine consists of two parts — the main-stage Super Heavy booster, which packs a record-breaking 17 million pounds of thrust at launch, and the upper-stage Starship ...