The Airbus A340, known for its long-range performance and four-engine design, often raises questions: Why does such a large aircraft have relatively “small” engines? The answer lies in a ...

US team develops scalable, safe nuclear fuel recycling using advanced tech to cut waste and boost energy recovery.

As a prime contractor, Rocket Lab will deliver a constellation of 18 spacecraft for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Beta program, a foundational component of the ...

Rocket Lab’s spacecraft for the T2TL-Beta program is based on its high-performance Lightning platform, tailored for the power and data-handling demands of national security LEO constellations.

Later, the government started the next phase, the Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application (NERVA) program. Its purpose was to design a flyable nuclear engine that could handle the stresses and ...

This article aims to utilize neural networks (NNs) for the performance prediction and design optimization of solid rocket motors (SRMs). The optimization of SRM design parameters is crucial for ...

Space DARPA’s DRACO nuclear propulsion project ROARs no more DRACO began life in 2020 with the moniker "Reactor on a Rocket," or ROAR — a name agency scientists later decided might garner ...

Space & Spaceflight NASA’s Next-Gen Rocket Booster Explodes in Test of a Design That May Never Fly A video of the static fire test showed a large plume of exhaust burning through part of the ...