SRIHARIKOTA: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully developed a powerful new propellant mixer for ...

Solid-fuel rockets are the dream weapons of military ... This is almost impossible at atmospheric pressure; if the flaming propellant is extinguished, it tends to relight. But in the vacuum ...

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

London: Iran resumed its missile production after it received a chemical shipment from China carrying the main precursor in the production of the solid propellant that powers Tehran’s mid-range ...

While this latest test doesn’t make nuclear-powered rocket engines viable just yet, it’s an important step on the journey.

Boron-based solid propellants are gaining attention ... density and potential applications in rocket propulsion and explosives. Boron, as a metal fuel, offers significant advantages, including ...

The news outlets said the purported shipment could be transformed into enough ammonium perchlorate — a key solid fuel propellant component — to produce 260 midrange Iranian missiles.

First conceived of in 1945, this is a rocket that replaces burning chemical fuel with a nuclear reactor that is used to heat up a propellant. This propellant is most likely hydrogen, though ...

Iran and its proxies have suffered setbacks in the production of rocket fuel. For example, an Israeli raid in September 2024 destroyed a site for producing solid propellant rocket motors in Masyaf ...