Another update from Firefly early Tuesday afternoon confirmed the launch failed. The company said the rocket "experienced a ...

Building on the successful validation of smaller-scale engines, the company is now advancing two reference designs: the Noyron XRA-2E5, a 200 kN aerospike engine, and the Noyron XRB-2E6, a 2000 kN ...

The breakthrough allows parts fabricators to massively increase the speed of carbon-carbon parts production for hypersonics glide bodies and other critical components such as rocket nozzle extensions.

[via Fabbaloo] Aerospikes are interesting as their geometry isn’t pressure dependent like more typical bell-shaped rocket nozzles meaning you only need one engine for your entire flight profile ...

“I’ve got a few more good years left,” Pettit said. “I could see getting another flight or two in before I’m ready to hang up my rocket nozzles.” ...

If Rocket Lab maintains strong growth rates, the stock could generate a solid profit in 2035. There's a good reason most analysts don't try to make guesses this far in the future. On the plus side ...

“I’ve got a few more good years left," Pettit said. “I could see getting another flight or two in before I’m ready to hang up my rocket nozzles.” ...

We provided many facts to tell us why we kept repeating this mantra, and in today’s update, we’ll add another one: the Zweig Breadth Thrust (ZBT). To generate a ZBT signal, the 10-day ...

"I’ve got a few more good years left," the astronaut said. "I could see getting another flight or two in before I’m ready to hang up my rocket nozzles." ...

Seattle-based space startup Radian Aerospace has revealed ambitious near-term plans to build and flight test a reusable reentry vehicle for hypersonic and low-Earth-orbit space missions.