How do you control a nuclear space propulsion system? Very carefully. To help with this, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory ...

Instead of using solid fuel elements, this innovative design uses liquid uranium fuel to heat the rocket propellant directly.

Orbital missions will unlock the next phase of Starship’s development, providing data that would be essential for missions to ...

University College London (UCL) and its student-led Rocket team, Eplus3D has successfully additively manufactured a ...

Ushering in a new era, a Falcon 9 rocket delivered the first batch for the military’s new generation of missile warning and ...

The company first made a controlled entry of the Falcon 9 rocket's first stage in September 2013, during the first flight of version 1.1 of the vehicle. This proved the viability of the concept of ...

Then, less than 24 hours later, another Falcon 9 rocket launched the Starlink 10-11 mission from a nearby launch pad at ...

The dramatic footage clearly shows the boost-back burn of the Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage.

Thursday morning's launch from California was SpaceX's 98th Falcon 9 mission in 2025 and 516th flight since 2010. It was the 452nd reuse of a Falcon 9 first stage and 487th landing. Breaking space ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The Merlin 1D engine, with up to ...

The aerospike engine—which uses air pressure to shape the downward force needed to launch a spacecraft—has been on the cusp of entering mainstream rocketry for decades. Now, a new company called Leap ...