Modern spaceflight rests on a deceptively simple idea: a machine that carries its own fuel and oxidizer, then hurls exhaust backward fast enough to push itself forward. The person who first turned ...

Evolution Space on Aug. 31, 2024, successfully flew a sub-scale test rocket from a sea-based platform operated by The Spaceport Company. Credit: The Spaceport Company WASHINGTON — Evolution Space, a ...

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 ...