Northrop Grumman tested a solid rocket motor Dec. 4 as part of an internal program to advance solid rocket propulsion ...
China’s space exploration ambitions have taken a significant leap forward with the successful testing of the nation’s first reusable rocket engine. This milestone, achieved by the Chinese company ...
When most people think of rockets, they likely imagine something like SpaceX's Raptor engine, or they might recall the Apollo 11 Saturn V rocket that took astronauts to the Moon. Rockets aren't ...
An experimental reusable rocket developed by the research and development arm of Honda Motor Company flew to an altitude of nearly 900 feet Tuesday, then landed with pinpoint precision at the carmaker ...
On a Florida launchpad that has been dormant for almost two decades, a new, roughly 320-foot (98-meter) rocket — developed by Jeff Bezos’ company Blue Origin — is poised for its maiden flight. The ...
• Blue Origin just sent its New Glenn rocket to orbit on its maiden flight. Liftoff occurred just after 2 a.m. ET. • The company did not succeed in its secondary goal of recovering part of the rocket ...
A Rocket Lab Electron lifts off May 17 carrying a radar imaging satellite for Japanese company iQPS. Credit: Rocket Lab WASHINGTON — The Japanese space agency JAXA has selected Rocket Lab to launch a ...