Varda Space Industries saw its second orbital processing and reentry capsule carried to space Jan. 14, as part of the SpaceX Transporter-12 mission’s successful launch on a Falcon 9 rocket.

The US military poured millions into secret programs at places like AFRL and the National ... These systems keep rocket fuels super-cold until they're needed for propulsion. Space agencies use ...

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, ...

Electric (plasma) propulsion devices have been used for applications such as station-keeping and orbit transfer, in place of chemical rockets, because they provide ... in government laboratories (AFRL ...

Electric propulsion is being increasingly used on space missions and could ultimately replace thrusters using chemical rockets. Spacecraft powered by electric propulsion could soon be better ...

General Atomic's new nuclear fuel was subjected to the maximum heat of a reactor for 20 minutes in the latest tests.

it could be a Best Place to Work in New Mexico. X-Bow lands $18M AFRL follow-on award for rocket tech ...

Rocket Lab’s Pioneer spacecraft for Varda’s W-2 mission in the cleanroom at Vandenberg Space Force Base. (Photo: Business Wire) LONG BEACH, Calif., January 15, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rocket ...

The tests showed the fuel can withstand the harsh conditions of a nuclear thermal propulsion reactor. In other words, it has the capability to one day power a nuclear rocket that could fire humans ...