Rotating detonation rocket engines work differently than traditional rockets to maximize thrust while using less fuel—an ...

Astrobotic Technology says it has fired a rotating detonation rocket engine at 4,000 pounds of thrust, a milestone that puts ...

There was a time when Russia and the United States were in a highly competitive race to the moon. But the 1960s came and went, with America emerging as the pioneer of space travel. The U.S. is still ...

Russia has historically been a trailblazer when it comes to space exploration. It was the first to put a human into space in 1961 with Yuri Gagarin. It led the way for the first spacewalk and had the ...

SpaceX owns 98% of global rocket launches, a monopoly with virtually no competition. Only China is competing with Elon Musk at this point in number of launches and, while the country is getting closer ...

Click to open image viewer. This is the Redstone rocket engine and was the U.S.'s first operational large-scale rocket engine. Development began in 1950 by North American Aviation. The engine used ...

DALLAS, June 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Firehawk Aerospace ("Firehawk"), a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced energetics systems for defense applications, was awarded a two-year, firm-fixed, ...

New details of the Trump administration’s plans for NASA, released Friday, revealed the White House’s desire to end the development of an experimental nuclear thermal rocket engine that could have ...

PITTSBURGH — North Shore-based Astrobotic Technology Inc. announced three contract wins to accelerate the development of its reusable rocket systems, totaling $17.5 million. The largest contract is an ...

(Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin urged aerospace industry leaders on Friday to press on with efforts to develop booster rocket engines for space launch vehicles and build on Russia's longstanding ...