NASA’s Next Moon Rocket Runs on Shuttle Engines—Here’s the Story Behind Each One

NASA is getting ready to launch its massive, fully expendable rocket for the first crewed flight to the Moon since Apollo.
SlashGear

Who Invented The Modern Rocket Engine?

When most people think of rockets, they likely imagine something like SpaceX's Raptor engine, or they might recall the Apollo 11 Saturn V rocket that took astronauts to the Moon. Rockets aren't ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN

Mission Mars: Nuclear thermal propulsion could double efficiency of rockets

MIT master’s student Taylor Hampson is advancing research into nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP), thanks ...
India Today on MSN

This spacecraft can eat itself when its fuel runs out. Here's how it works

Scientists have developed an autophage engine that burns its own structure to generate thrust. This innovation drastically ...
Houston Chronicle

Houston-based Venus Aerospace achieves ‘world first’ during rocket engine test for high-speed plane

A new type of rocket engine, one that could power a plane from Los Angeles to Tokyo in just two hours, has eluded scientists for decades. Houston’s Venus Aerospace says it recently solved the puzzle.
Hosted on MSN

AI is printing the rocket engine that could beat SpaceX at its own game

SpaceX owns 98% of global rocket launches, a monopoly with virtually no competition. Only China is competing with Elon Musk at this point in number of launches and, while the country is getting closer ...
SpaceNews

Desert Works Propulsion Announces Operational Launch of DW-1, a Rocket Engine Test Facility

New Mexico – December 10, 2024 – Desert Works Propulsion, leading provider of electric propulsion (EP) expertise as a service, proudly announces the launch of DW-1, its state-of-the-art vacuum test ...
insider.si.edu

Engine, Rutherford, Rocket Lab

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The Rutherford engine was designed ...
insider.si.edu

Rocket Engine, Hybrid, RocketMotorTwo

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. On December 13, 2018, the Virgin ...
Earth.com

Engine failure ruins the launch of Japan's flagship rocket, harming the country's space agenda

Japan’s H3 rocket suffered engine trouble on December 22, 2025, and failed to place a Japanese navigation satellite into ...
SpaceNews

Full Ignition For ESA’s Prometheus Reusable Rocket Engine

Work to develop a reusable engine for European rockets is progressing, with full ignition of an early prototype of Prometheus. These images were taken on 22 June 2023 at ArianeGroup’s test facility in ...
Space.com

'A game changer': Space shuttle astronaut Pam Melroy joins Venus Aerospace after revolutionary rocket engine breakthrough

"We believe in a future where this is the engine powering everything..." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Pam Melroy, one of only ...