SpaceX and Blue Origin have different visions for the future of space exploration. How will their rocket engines power the ...

Britain has successfully tested of a new engine for hypersonic missiles in a crucial step forward for the UK’s defence capabilities in light of Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. The critical research ...

Russia's space program is struggling with sanctions placed on the country as a result of its war with Ukraine, and it could ...

Missile maker MBDA displayed its missile offerings at the Euronaval defense exhibition in Paris in early November 2024. (Rudy Ruitenberg/staff) PARIS — Pan-European missile maker MBDA bought the ...

Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) has outlined design and development priorities for a new modular ...

Ukraine is increasingly fashioning its weapons at home amid restrictions from its Western allies as it continues fighting off ...

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The reusability of different parts of a space rocket has opened the doors to a literal flood of launches to Earth orbit and beyond. Thanks to the fact that space companies now no longer have to make a ...

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In six months, engineers at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division designed and flew a ramjet missile, according to an article in Naval Aviation News. Falling well within their deadline, the ...

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 ...