Rocket technology predates space exploration by almost a thousand years, and although today's computerized multi-ton launch vehicles are a lot more capable than 11th-century gunpowder-assisted arrows, ...

In June 1944, the German V-2 rocket became the first object to ever reach space. Over the last eight decades, humans have experimented with several different designs to get stuff into orbit and launch ...

For most of space history, rockets were one-way tickets. They blasted off, did their job, and then tumbled back to Earth as ...

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The test is scheduled for 5 p.m. EDT (2100 GMT). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Small-rocket startup bluShift Aerospace will ...

A US-based propulsion company has successfully launched and flown a new rocket powered by a unique rotating detonation engine. Although relatively small by rocket standards, the test could pave the ...