NASA is getting ready to launch its massive, fully expendable rocket for the first crewed flight to the Moon since Apollo.

Plasma engines could be the future of human space travel, and Russia’s “manetoplasma rockets” have the most ambitious travel goals ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kent-based space exploration firm Blue Origin has donated one of its groundbreaking rocket engines to the Museum of Flight for a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Russia's earlier tests of the Burevestnik missile include this 2018 launch. Screencapture of Russian Defense Ministry video, CC BY ...

American researchers are finally getting a real-time view inside one of the most unforgiving propulsion systems in service, ...

This media is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's ...

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Tuesday it had conducted the final ground test of a solid-fuel rocket engine for a long-range ballistic missile in its latest advancement toward having an arsenal ...

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 Redstone missile engine.

Such an engine is 25% more efficient than a conventional engine, allowing it to be much more compact and lighter. It can also operate at subsonic speeds and the design allows it to modify itself so it ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a ground test of a high-thrust solid-fuel engine designed for long-range missiles, state media reported, marking another step in its push to further expand its ...

The RS-25 engine will be used to carry humans on eventual mission to Mars. — -- NASA said it has cleared a milestone in the path to ushering in the next era of human space exploration after ...