So a propulsion idea that reduces the need to carry fuel in space deserves attention, even if it is still a long way from ...

Next-generation rockets are transforming space exploration with reusable systems, heavy payloads, and deep space mission ...

A powerful new electromagnetic thruster has taken a major step forward after a successful high-energy test at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Fueled by lithium vapor and driven by intense magnetic ...

Rocket Lab (NasdaqCM:RKLB) has introduced its Gauss high volume electric satellite thruster. The company is setting up production capacity for more than 200 Gauss thrusters per year. The new thruster ...

Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or the “Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today introduced a new electric satellite thruster designed for high-volume ...

Space startup Astrobotic put its rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) to the test for the first time, demonstrating a potentially groundbreaking technology that generates thrust by supersonic ...

In March 2025, a missile launched from a test range in the Pacific arced into the upper atmosphere, separated its rocket ...

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Northrop Grumman test-fired a solid rocket motor called SMASH!22 Dec. 4 as part of its SMART Demo development program. Credit: Northrop Grumman WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman tested a solid rocket ...

Space propulsion company Pulsar Fusion has achieved “first plasma” in its Sunbird nuclear fusion rocket, designed to propel rockets faster than any object has ever traveled. Reading time 2 minutes ...

Rocket Lab Corporation recently introduced Gauss, an in‑house electric Hall thruster system built on a high‑volume line capable of producing more than 200 satellite propulsion units per year to serve ...