Liquid-fuelled rocket engine design has largely followed a simple template since the development of the German V-2 rocket in the middle of World War 2. Propellant and oxidizer are mixed in a ...

This is understandable, because aircraft engines have a life span of several thousand ignitions. Rockets, too, rely on engines for propulsion, though they are different in their design and proportions ...

When you’re building something as complex as a rocket engine, the true advantage of 3D printing is the ability to not only rapidly iterate your design, but to produce objects with internal ...

How was the rocket that launched the Curiosity Rover to Mars different from the one that took Neil Armstrong to the moon? Join Dr. Larry de Quay of NASA as he explains the physics and chemical ...

It’s basically a software created not just to design objects, but to make stuff and make those objects work. Recently, the ...

A second failure in a row raises concern about the progress of the Epsilon S rocket, whose debut is expected next year.

"We can learn from failure. We will take advantage of this opportunity to develop a more reliable rocket." A test of an engine for Japan's upcoming Epsilon rocket ended in an explosion on Tuesday ...

Reaction Engines LTD New building: On the site of Britain's post-war Rocket Propulsion Establishment The building is nearing the end of its preparation and the design work on the core of Sabre is ...

A countdown is underway at NASA's Florida spaceport, ticking down until the public can experience a rocket engine test.

which SpaceX built as a test bed for its new Raptor rocket engine design. (Dozens of the engines will power a far larger launch system called Starship, which is being designed for journeys to the ...