On Jan. 18, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) conducted the first multi-engine firing of its Falcon 9 medium to heavy lift rocket at its Texas Test Facility outside McGregor. The engines ...

Students from the Aeronautical Center of Technology sent rockets soaring high into the sky Friday. The dozen or so students from the center, located at Indy South Greenwood Airport, used a computer to ...

LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has completed the ...

The Earth is much larger than most people realize. You need to use engines if you want to efficiently navigate large sections of the planet. Everything from cars to planes relies on engines, but they ...

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 ...

Out of all humankind's amazing feats, perhaps nothing is more impressive than our ability to launch into outer space. Though the first-ever space flight occurred in 1957 when the Soviet Union launched ...

Welcome to Edition 8.21 of the Rocket Report! We’re back after the Thanksgiving holiday with more launch news. Most of the big stories over the last couple of weeks came from abroad. Russian rockets ...

SpaceX owns 98% of global rocket launches, a monopoly with virtually no competition. Only China is competing with Elon Musk at this point in number of launches and, while the country is getting closer ...

Many firsts: The Agnikul mission was packed with multiple firsts that have significant implications both for India and the world. It marked the country's inaugural rocket launch from a privately owned ...

Colorado-based engine maker Ursa Major has secured an order for its developmental Draper rocket powerplant. The propulsion start-up on 17 September said it had received a $35 million contract from an ...