For as long as rockets have existed, motion in space has come with a brutal tradeoff. To move forward, you throw mass ...

Rocket Science. The Lunar Module Descent Engine was arguably the most technologically advanced piece of equipment on the ...

When it comes to powering rockets, you can either go with liquid fuel or solid fuel, but there are some critical differences ...

The space industry is surging. In coming years, nearly 10,000 spacecraft are slated to launch into low-Earth orbit for a variety of purposes, such as global surveillance, space tourism, and satellite ...

Nitrous oxide’s high-speed abilities don’t end with racing cars, as it’s a powerful enough oxidizer to be a practical component of rocket propellant. Since [Markus Bindhammer] is building a hybrid ...

WASHINGTON — NASA has begun a crucial test Monday of its towering Space Launch System rocket — marking one of the final steps before the vehicle launches four astronauts into deep space for the first ...

WASHINGTON — The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded Voyager Technologies a $16.5 million contract to continue development of a solid rocket motor thrust-control technology designed to ...

Brian Hughes takes charge of NASA's Kennedy Space Center as the facility faces infrastructure challenges to keep pace with ...