Electric propulsion is being increasingly used on space missions and could ultimately replace thrusters using chemical ...

Nuclear propulsion could be the future of space travel and NASA and General Atomics just brought us one step closer.

"We're really grateful for the space community and their care at this challenging time — but exploration continues, so we ...

NASA’s latest breakthrough, the Rotating Detonation Engine (RDE), could revolutionize space travel with up to 5% greater fuel ...

General Atomic's new nuclear fuel was subjected to the maximum heat of a reactor for 20 minutes in the latest tests.

Rocket technology predates space exploration by almost a thousand years, and although today's computerized multi-ton launch vehicles are a lot more capable than 11th-century gunpowder-assisted ...

Ready to explore how we might zip through space without burning tons of rocket fuel? Scientists started exploring gravitic propulsion back in the 1920s through wild experiments with high-voltage ...

What happened to China's reusable rocket testbed? A Chinese state-owned company performed a rocket flight on January 18 (US ...

Description: Project BLERP aims to design and construct a reusable liquid rocket engine and launch stand that can be re-used and studied by future students at University of Colorado Boulder. The goal ...

One of China’s latest commercial launch companies has secured early funding as it aims to develop a launcher featuring first ...

Landing and reusing boosters are critical to reducing costs in the commercial space industry, a feat pioneered by SpaceX’s ...