Most simple rockets use a solid fuel engine which, once ignited, burns at a steady rate that cannot be controlled or stopped until the fuel is expended. Hybrid engines on the other hand can be turned ...

The 100th reusable rocket engine of the TQ series rolled off the production line on Tuesday of a Chinese private space company, a landmark event in the development of the Chinese commercial space ...

In the past several years, space programs in the United States and other nations have experienced anomalies during launches ...

In a bid to disrupt the United States’ long-held dominance in space exploration, China is quietly advancing a radical new rocket launch system – powered not by roaring engines but by ...

The first orbital rocket to launch from continental Europe ... and a singular Aquila multi-ignition engine for orbital insertions and maneuvers once in space. Even before Spectrum's first test ...

Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket stands on the launchpad at the ... and a singular Aquila multi-ignition engine for orbital insertions and maneuvers once in space. Even before Spectrum's first ...

Founded in 2018, Germany-based Isar Aerospace designed and manufactured the rocket entirely in-house, including its high-pressure turbopump-fed Aquila engines. The vehicle uses liquid oxygen and ...

The test ensures smooth ignition and operational stability for ... bringing ISRO closer to developing world-class high-thrust rocket engines for future deep-space and high-payload missions.

A German start-up’s orbital rocket crashed seconds after take-off ... “Isar Aerospace met its set goals: After ignition of its first stage, Spectrum successfully lifted off … for its first ...

Strapping into a fighter cockpit is literally sitting on top of a rocket and being surrounded ... similar to the engine igniters used in model rocketry, buried within the inflator module.