One hundred years ago yesterday, Robert H. Goddard ignited a small rocket fueled by gasoline and liquid oxygen on a frozen farm in Auburn, Massachusetts. That flight lasted roughly 2.5 seconds. Today, ...

Reusable rockets and SpaceX rocket technology cut launch costs dramatically, using Falcon 9 landings and Starship reusability to transform the modern space industry.

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 ...

A new type of rocket engine that could improve aircraft, spacecraft, and other transportation systems is being developed by private and public institutions such as NASA and the Air Force Research ...

A new type of rocket engine, one that could power a plane from Los Angeles to Tokyo in just two hours, has eluded scientists for decades. Houston’s Venus Aerospace says it recently solved the puzzle.

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory achieved a significant propulsion milestone when a Draper rocket engine reached supersonic flight conditions during a controlled test. The trial, conducted at ...

SpaceX currently controls nearly every rocket launch on Earth. With 98% of global orbital launches under its belt, Elon Musk's company has become the de facto gatekeeper to space. While China is still ...

Welcome to Edition 7.28 of the Rocket Report! After last week’s jam-packed action in the launch business, things are a bit quieter this week. Much of the space world’s attention has turned to ...