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

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 ...

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

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.

Joining dissimilar metals has limited aerospace component manufacturing, which requires specific materials for different ...

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 ...

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 ...