Magdrive is working on three versions of its space thrusters, and because they run on solid metal, they might one day even be powered by space junk collected directly in orbit, turning it from threat ...

Ursa Major, a Colorado-based firm, has partnered with Palantir to use the latter's Warp Speed manufacturing OS technology to streamline rocket propulsion manufacturing process.

The rockets are expensive, whether they use liquid or solid fuel, so the West German Ministry of Transport asked jet-propulsion experts to evaluate hot-water rockets, a prewar German idea that ...

When a rocket motor using solid propellant is lit it continues to burn until all of the fuel is consumed. That is not the case with this design. The acrylic is actually burning, but if the flow of ...

One also featured a Buddha statue as a "space temple." This three-stage solid-fuel rocket is a new creation from Space One, established six years ago. It developed it with technical cooperation ...

The Epsilon, a solid-fuel rocket developed by JAXA and IHI Aerospace Co., was first launched in 2013. The demonstration model for the improved Epsilon S features an enhanced second-stage motor ...

The Minuteman III is a three-stage, solid-fuel rocket, meaning it can be launched with minimal preparation—an essential aspect for deterrence. The Air Force Global Strike Command noted in its ...

This story has been changed to clarify that it is the world's largest single-segment solid rocket. China says it fired up the world’s largest single-segment solid-fuel rocket engine for the ...

The result was a 3D-printed turbopump for fuel delivery. The design is not dissimilar from ... should move along at a quick pace. If solid rockets are more your thing though, we’ve featured ...

TOKYO (AFP): Japan's space agency has said its plan to launch a solid-fuel rocket by the end of March is now impossible, after a recent engine test resulted in a large fire. Towering flames and ...