Earlier this year, rocket scientists at NASA fired up an electromagnetic thruster powered by lithium metal vapor.

NASA fired up RS-25 engine No. 20001 at the Fred Haise Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center at Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The test lasted about "eight-and-a-half minutes (500 seconds), the same ...

Astrobotic has achieved a record-breaking 300-second continuous burn of its Chakram rotating detonation rocket engine during testing at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. The two prototypes ...

Astrobotic, a developer of lunar landers and suborbital rockets, has successfully tested an advanced rocket engine that could ...

This photo provided by NASA shows the Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the Orion spacecraft atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at NASA's Kennedy ...

Rotating detonation rocket engines (RDREs) work differently from conventional designs. Typical rocket engines rely on a ...

Rotating detonation rocket engines work differently than traditional rockets to maximize thrust while using less fuel—an ...

Following the recent successful test flight of NASA’s Artemis II mission around the Moon, NASA rolled out the core stage.

NASA is prepping its next rocket launch following the successful test flight of the Artemis II mission around the Moon. On ...