Northrop Grumman and the USAF have conducted a full-scale qualification static fire test of the Sentinel ICBM stage-one solid ...

The first to announce the move was Israeli public company Bet Shemesh Engines, which specializes in the production of jet ...

Chinese scientists claim to have found a new way of injecting helium into rocket engines, which could be used to make ...

The first attempt to send an Australian-made rocket into orbit is set to take place no sooner than March 15, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reports. Gilmour Space Technologies' launch window ...

As Nasa struggles to return two astronauts after issues with the Starliner capsule, China has used the problem to its ...

Members of the UC Irvine Rocket Project defy gravity (usually) as they produce entries for international competition from a ...

A propellant mixer is a machine that mixes the ingredients of rocket propellants, specifically fuel and oxidiser, to ensure a uniform and reliable mixture for solid rocket motors. These mixers ...

In an ironic twist of cosmic problem-solving, Chinese researchers have transformed a lingering Nasa headache into a revolutionary propulsion breakthrough that could redefine modern warfare and ...

Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, the five sections of each of the two Solid Rocket Boosters ... that the larger Block 1B rocket will hold more weight in turns of fuel and storage.

Solid-fuel rockets avoid most of this waste of energy by burning their fuel very fast—in a few seconds, if desirable. Instead of struggling painfully off the ground as liquid-fuel rockets do ...