It seems too good to be true, but UK-based Pulsar Fusion has revealed its new Sunbird self-contained nuclear rocket tug that ...

This is the first time anyone in the United States has flown a reusable hypersonic rocket plane since the last flight of the ...

CEDAR PARK, Texas, April 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, today announced the company was awarded a contract from the Air Force ...

WASHINGTON — Rocket propulsion startup Ursa Major Technologies has secured a $28.5 million contract from the U.S. Air Force ...

Built with lightweight composite material, nozzle extensions will lower costs, improve performance, and accelerate rocket engine production CEDAR PARK, Texas, April 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE ...

A second-stage rocket nozzle extension would be fixed and is intended to improve performance and reduce costs. Credit: Firefly The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded Firefly ...

Firefly will utilize its expertise in composite manufacturing and liquid rocket engines to rapidly design, build, and test a composite-based nozzle extension to validate the material. Once developed ...

including carbon fiber composite structures and 3D printed rocket engines, but has a modified upper Kick Stage tailored for hypersonic technology tests and a larger payload capacity of up to 700 kg / ...

Made in America: "Full-rate production at Blue Origin’s manufacturing facilities in Kent, WA and Huntsville, AL ends America’s reliance on Russian rocket engine technology." Reusable first ...