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

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

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.

Back in the early 1900s, Fritz von Opel, grandson of Opel founder Adam Opel, was enamored with rocket propulsion. As the company's director of testing and the man in charge publicity, Opel had ...

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 ...

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) just hit a massive milestone that could alter the future of space exploration. The company has successfully trialed a nuclear fuel that could one ...