The rocket already had a mixed record heading into this year. Firefly has only achieved two fully successful missions in six ...

Using supersonic shockwaves for combustion, the groundbreaking design could allow aircraft to travel up to six times the ...

One of these nine Rutherford engines used during the May 2022 There And Back Again mission could return to space later this year. Photo: Rocket Lab Reusability is the key to 21st century spaceflight, ...

Rocket Lab launched its 40th Electron mission this week and achieved an important milestone in its quest to reuse orbital rockets. As part of the mission, the launch company reused a previously flown ...

Ever since SpaceX made reusability the most desirable trait of a spacefaring operation, all the companies working in this industry have shifted their attention toward making hardware that can fly to ...

The two announcements highlight RTX’s parallel work on both air-breathing and solid rocket propulsion technologies through ...

Timothy Hinerman, a program manager at Blue Origin, polishes up the nozzle of a BE-3U rocket engine during installation at Seattle’s Museum of Flight. (Museum of Flight Photo / Ted Huetter) Seattle’s ...

Most any rocket engine you’d find on a spacecraft – save for solid or hybrid rockets – use an engine system that’s fairly complex. Because of the intense heat, the fuel is circulated around the ...

Rocket Lab opened a new 144,000-square-foot Engine Development Center in Long Beach, CA, formerly Virgin Orbit's headquarters. The facility will produce the Rutherford engine and develop/produce the ...

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Rocket Lab is gaining momentum as it prepares for the first Neutron launch, targeting a significant role in the US launch ...