A prototype ion engine that uses lithium vapor as a propellant has aced its first tests, achieving 25 times more power than ...

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

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

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 ...

Two Chakram engine prototypes accumulated more than 470 seconds of total run time.

Pittsburgh-based aerospace company Astrobotic has made strides in developing an ultra-efficient rocket engine that could ...

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

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

Space startup Astrobotic put its rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) to the test for the first time, demonstrating a ...