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 ...

Relativity Space has announced significant progress with its Terran R reusable launch vehicle. In a newly released video, the company says it is set to have the vehicle’s primary structure completed ...

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a technology company in the defense, national security, and global markets, today announced the award of the Short/Medium Range Sub-Orbital ...

The Sunbird nuclear fusion rocket concept has the potential to more than halve the time to travel to Mars and cut travel time ...

SpaceX's Starship rocket loses control and breaks apart minutes after launch, but company says test flights provide valuable ...

A UK startup has unveiled a new fusion-powered space rocket concept called Sunbird for interplanetary travel to Mars — and ...

For decades, engineers have fought to prevent detonations in rocket engines—now, NASA is using them on purpose. The Rotating Detonation Engine (RDE) is a radical innovation that leverages supersonic ...

SpaceX made multiple changes in the wake of a January Starship failure, only to suffer a second straight vehicle breakup ...

SpaceX also altered the propellant temperatures and thrust levels of the engines to avoid ... a Falcon 9 upper stage failed ...

The Akronauts Rocket Design Team aims to become one of the few collegiate teams to reach space with their Emergence series of rockets.

Robert Zubrin talks about reducing the mass of SpaceX Starship by a factor of 5 for a Starboat mini-Starship. The linear ...

BOCA CHICA, Texas - SpaceX called off its attempt to launch its Starship rocket on Monday. This was intended to be its first test since an explosion in January. Originally, the Starship rocket was ...