Europe certifies a new, more powerful space engine called the P160C. It is key to launching stronger rockets from South ...

Ursa Major developed and tested a 6-inch diameter composite grain pathfinder motor. Credit: Ursa Major WASHINGTON — Rocket engine startup Ursa Major is targeting the solid rocket motors market, the ...

3D printing for rocket engines is making a lot of headlines lately. In the last few weeks, we've told you about Aerojet Rocketdyne building and hot-firing a 3D-printed rocket engine and NASA's ...

A prototype of the P80 rocket motor, which will power the first stage of ESA’s new small launcher – Vega, was successfully tested on 4 December at the Guiana Space Centre, Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. On December 13, 2018, the Virgin ...

Rockets that eat themselves may be on the way. To reach orbit, a rocket must hoist its own mass and the mass of its propellant as well as whatever payload it is trying to carry into space. But if a ...