Electric propulsion is being increasingly used on space missions and could ultimately replace thrusters using chemical ...

What happened to China's reusable rocket testbed? A Chinese state-owned company performed a rocket flight on January 18 (US ...

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

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has successfully tested the nuclear fuel that may one day propel and power the spacecraft of the future. The trials verify that the fuel can survive ...

General Atomic's new nuclear fuel was subjected to the maximum heat of a reactor for 20 minutes in the latest tests.

Angry Astronaut and Nextbigfuture commenter are making the case that SpaceX and Elon Musk must switch to nuclear thermal rockets to colonize Mars. I will ...

German launch startup Rocket Factory Augsburg has taken a step towards a first launch by gaining a first-ever license to ...

“The final test achieved a fantastic 6,000 Newtons of thrust, breaking the previous record set by the University of Sheffield ...

XI'AN -- China successfully completed three ignition tests for liquid oxygen-kerosene engines on Sunday, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). This marks the ...

A Houston-based company is attempting to break past Mach 5 — and it's broadening its scope beyond just commercial flights, ...

A SpaceX test flight has ended in failure after an upgraded Starship rocket exploded over the Atlantic. SpaceX, Elon Musk’s ...