Atlas has 300,000 parts, is so thin-skinned that it must be pressurized to stand upright; its three engines, simultaneously ignited on the ground, can generate a total thrust of between 300,000 ...

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

Russia's State Atomic Energy Corporation, Rosatom, recently developed a new spacecraft engine with impressive specifications.

A laboratory prototype of a plasma electric rocket engine based on a magnetic plasma accelerator has been produced by Rosatom ...

Russian scientists claim to have developed a plasma electric rocket engine that could enable travel to Mars in just one to ...

PARIS—France plans to demonstrate a higher-thrust rocket engine roughly on par with SpaceX's Raptor and Blue Origin’s BE-4 to avoid Europe falling further behind in the space race. Demand for ...

SpaceX has shared dramatic footage and images of its Super Heavy booster firing up ahead of its eighth test flight.

Chemical engines put ... peripheral to the rocket engine itself. There are alternatives to chemical rockets, such as ion drives and solar sails, but these produce minuscule thrust and have limited ...

Russian scientists have announced the development of a plasma-powered rocket engine that could potentially reach Mars within ...

The tests involved two 120-tonne liquid oxygen-kerosene rocket engines and one 18-tonne liquid oxygen-kerosene rocket engine. The institute noted that this marks a major advancement in the country ...