Humans have achieved groundbreaking feats in space exploration, reaching distant stretches of space with missions like Voyager 1. However, none of this would have been possible without rockets.

I’ve grown up with rockets that burn chemical fuel, but NASA’s next big leap in propulsion could make those engines look as ...

However, there are two major problems with nuclear rockets. First, the heat generated has to be carefully controlled if you don't want the engine to end up simply melting. The other is how to control ...

The achievements of jets and rockets are due mostly to their distinctive methods of propulsion. The purpose of this book is to explain the scientific principles which drive the engines of these ...

A US-based propulsion company, Venus Aerospace, said Wednesday it had completed a short flight test of its rotating detonation rocket engine at Spaceport America in New Mexico. The company’s chief ...

Something to look forward to: Scientists have created a laboratory prototype of a plasma electric rocket engine that could revolutionize space travel. Based on a magnetic plasma accelerator, this ...

Timothy Hinerman, a program manager at Blue Origin, polishes up the nozzle of a BE-3U rocket engine during installation at Seattle’s Museum of Flight. (Museum of Flight Photo / Ted Huetter) Seattle’s ...

Blue Origin has test fired its New Glenn rocket engine as it makes final preparations for the launch of NASA’s ESCAPADE mission involving twin Mars orbiters. The static test fire of the heavy-lift ...

Oct. 22 (UPI) --Chinese space authorities reached a new milestone this week as they tested a reusable rocket that they hope to use to join the United States, Japan and other nations in the bid for ...