ROCKET TEST: Engineers at NASA’s Glenn Research Center have tested a rocket engine injector made with additive manufacturing (AM), the 3D printing process that allows complex shapes to be crafted at a ...

Astrobotic Technology says it has fired a rotating detonation rocket engine at 4,000 pounds of thrust, a milestone that puts the Pittsburgh-based lunar logistics company at the leading edge of an ...

Click to open image viewer. This is a segment of the injector of the Reaction Motors, Inc. (RMI) 6000-C4 rocket engine, also designated the XLR-11. The engine is of the same kind used in the Bell X-1 ...

Aerojet Rocketdyne marked another major milestone in its ongoing effort to incorporate additive manufacturing technology into its products by completing a series of successful hot-fire tests of its ...

While 3D printing is still very much a niche market and hobby, the industry has slowly been making strides toward printing practical items. NASA recently test-fired 3D printed rocket parts, which not ...

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has demonstrated rocket engine technology that may enable the return of American astronauts to the moon. Working with NASA on the TR202 lunar descent engine, ...

There never was a better time to do business in space exploration. One needs to look no further than the many space startups presently operating in this industry to realize that's so. Another proof of ...

A Japanese space startup has taken a big step toward developing its first orbital rocket — which will be powered by gas from cow dung. Interstellar Technologies Inc. recently performed a combustion ...