In this historical photo from the U.S. space agency, a Linear Aerospike engine to be used for propulsion for the X-33 Reusable Launch vehicle (RLV) is shown being tested on April 27, 1997. A testing ...

ARCA Space Corporation has announced its linear aerospike engine is ready to start ground tests as the company moves towards installing the engine in its Demonstrator 3 rocket. Designed to power the ...

In a feat that can only be described as legendary, and after many months and a catastrophic setback, Polaris Spaceplanes has finally accomplished something that's never been done before: lit the fuse ...

If you take a really close look at the present-day aerospace industry, you'd be amazed to learn how many companies, old and new, are working on incredible projects that may forever change our world.

For decades, an engine concept known as aerospike has been an elusive rival to the traditional bell-nozzle rocket. Although capable of delivering higher payloads while decreasing overall rocket weight ...

LAS CRUCES - ARCA Space Corp. is moving closer to testing revolutionary technology that was designed and built in Las Cruces. Company officials say they plan tests at Spaceport America before the end ...

Rockets have gone mostly unchanged since their introduction in the 20th century. From Apollo 11 in 1969 to the SpaceX Falcon Heavy missions, which began in 2018, both were propelled by rockets with ...

For decades, space agencies around the world have relied on multi-stage rockets to deliver craft and cargo to orbit. But, a ground-breaking new rocket equipped with an 'aerospike' engine could soon ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The aerospike engine—which uses air pressure to shape the downward force needed to launch a spacecraft—has been on the cusp of entering mainstream ...

For decades, space agencies around the world have relied on multi-stage rockets to deliver craft and cargo to orbit. But, a ground-breaking new rocket equipped with an ‘aerospike’ engine could soon ...