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 ...

The second December launch was postponed twice due to strong ... This three-stage solid-fuel rocket is a new creation from Space One, established six years ago. It developed it with technical ...

China’s Red Flag-19 weapon system, which is touted as a rival of the United States’ THAAD, can reportedly intercept hypersonic threats beyond the atmosphere. Beijing’s latest anti-ballistic missile ...

America’s ballistic missiles can reach targets around the globe about 30 minutes after launch. During the first three minutes, three solid fuel rocket motors power the missile’s flight.

Rocket launches and satellite ... What do most rockets use for fuel, and what are the typical byproducts? Kerosene, which is the most popular one, and solid fuels are carbon-rich and produce ...

L3Harris' Aerojet Rocketdyne broke ground on a major expansion of solid rocket motor production ... of HIMARS as well as Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems, or GMLRS, and Patriot Advanced ...

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 ...

Mulloy, the head of the solid-fuel booster rocket program, who vehemently opposed delaying the launch. The commission concluded that it was pressure from Marshall officials that caused Thiokol to ...

SpaceX has launched another mammoth Starship rocket on a test flight ... Starship’s flaps, computers and fuel system were redesigned in preparation for the next big step: returning the spacecraft to ...