Astrobotic completed a successful series of hot-fire tests of its rotating detonation rocket engine prototype, marking a key milestone for the experimental propulsion technology.

The Academy of Aerospace Propulsion Technology in China "conducted tests on four types of engines, including a new ...

Astrobotic’s Chakram engine survived a five-minute detonation burn that could reshape future rocket propulsion.

Watch how the Space Launch System rocket RS-25 undergoes a core stage engine test-fire. Credit: NASA's Stennis Space Center ...

"MachLab is ready to play a key role in the U.K.'s strategy to return to vertical launch, ensuring that students and researchers can access hotfire facilities in a safe and controlled environment." ...

MCGREGOR, Texas — Dozens of Central Texas residents have filed a lawsuit against Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX ...

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un oversaw a test of a new high-thrust solid-fuel rocket engine, according to state media, working on weapons capable of striking the U.S. mainland. The test, reported ...

Space startup Astrobotic put its rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) to the test for the first time, demonstrating a potentially groundbreaking technology that generates thrust by supersonic ...

NASA’s Space Launch System appears to have a finite shelf life. The Trump administration wants to cancel it after just three launches, while the preliminary text of a bill making its way through ...

The first human Mars explorers won’t have it easy. Every additional day in deep space will increase their exposure to deadly ...