Jeff Thornburg helped turn a government research project into SpaceX’s most powerful rocket engine. Now, he’s trying to do the same thing at his startup Portal Space Systems, which is taking an idea ...
While NASA’s Artemis program may ultimately abandon the Space Launch System rocket, for now, Melbourne-based L3Harris is pushing forward with the manufacture of the powerful rocket’s core stage ...
SpaceX is building the largest and most powerful rocket ever constructed. Starship Version 3, the next major upgrade to the ...
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Ursa Major have successfully completed the second ...
A US aerospace and defense company has taken a huge step towards operational hypersonic ...
Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or the “Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today introduced a new electric satellite thruster designed for high-volume ...
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.
BOCA CHICA, Texas — SpaceX shook the South Texas coastline in May 2026 when it lit all 33 Raptor 3 engines on the first ...
Click to open image viewer. On December 13, 2018, the Virgin Galactic company used this rocket motor to power the first spaceflight of the SpaceShipTwo rocket plane VSS Unity. It is a hybrid rocket ...
Welcome to Edition 7.47 of the Rocket Report! Let’s hope not, but the quarrel between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk may be remembered as “Black Thursday” for the US space program. A simmering ...