Space debris is a growing threat to satellites and missions, with over 14,000 pieces already cluttering low-Earth orbit. To address this, Kazunori Takahashi, a researcher at Tohoku University in Japan ...

Rocket science got a bit more science-fiction-like as RocketStar announces it has successfully demonstrated a new ion drive that incorporates nuclear fusion. It's not the sort of fusion that powers ...

On Tuesday, Stoke Space announced the firing of its first stage rocket engine for the first time earlier this month, briefly igniting it for about two seconds. The company declared the June 5 test a ...

HELSINKI — Chinese launch firm Space Circling has secured more than 100 million yuan ($13.9 million) in funding to back its work on innovative engines to power commercial space activities. Space ...

COLORADO SPRINGS—Startup Stoke Space has begun tests of the full-flow staged combustion rocket engine that will power the first stage of its reusable Nova medium-lift launch vehicle. Updating progress ...

The reusability of different parts of a space rocket has opened the doors to a literal flood of launches to Earth orbit and beyond. Thanks to the fact that space companies now no longer have to make a ...

Thirty years ago there was no Internet, laptop computers or CDs; Gerald Ford was president; “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” was on TV; and “Jaws” was at the movies. But in South Mississippi, NASA ...

The company calls its upcoming Nova launch vehicle the "most robust, fully and rapidly reusable medium-lift rocket in the world." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The engine for Japan's flagship small rocket, the Epsilon S, exploded during a combustion test on Tuesday, marking the second consecutive failure in its development. Officials reported no injuries or ...

It's clear that with SpaceX, Elon Musk wants to push the boundaries of space travel, even if every project isn't a success. Despite scrapping 100 Starlink satellites, there are plenty of important ...