Modern spaceflight rests on a deceptively simple idea: a machine that carries its own fuel and oxidizer, then hurls exhaust ...

The fuel was subjected to full reactor heat and hydrogen gas and kept there for 20 minutes – about what a nuclear engine would have to endure during a boost maneuver. Other tests looked at how the ...

The Earth is much larger than most people realize. You need to use engines if you want to efficiently navigate large sections of the planet. Everything from cars to planes relies on engines, but they ...

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Welcome to Edition 8.21 of the Rocket Report! We’re back after the Thanksgiving holiday with more launch news. Most of the ...

The new design could help address the growing problem of space debris, with the rocket devouring itself before reaching orbit. Reading time 2 minutes A new rocket is designed for its own destruction, ...

If a new rocket developed by University of Glasgow engineers seems to get smaller as it burns, your eyes aren't playing tricks. It is. The new Ouroborous-3 (sic) rocket engine conserves fuel by eating ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is the so-called Interim Engine ...

A team of engineers in the United Kingdom has developed a rocket capable of traveling beyond Earth's atmosphere while consuming itself for fuel before burning up completely. The rocket was built with ...

Japan's quest for space just got a whole lot funkier - and environmentally friendly! Interstellar Technologies, a daring startup, has shaken up the space industry by testing a prototype rocket engine ...

Engineers at the University of Glasgow have developed a "self-eating" rocket engine, which burns parts of its body for extra fuel, that could alter the landscape of space travel. This "autophagy" ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Shown here is the RL-10 rocket engine ...