Rocket Lab stock climbs nearly 3% in pre-market trading after critical Neutron engine test

Rocket Lab Corp. RKLB completed a full-duration hot-fire test of its Archimedes Vacuum engine on Monday, marking a critical ...
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How can we fuel visits to Mars?

We don’t need any advanced propulsion to get to Mars,” says Robert Zubrin, founder of the Mars Society and the astronautical engineering company Pioneer Astronautics. “We can do it with chemical ...
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World first: UK startup ignites plasma inside nuclear fusion rocket in major step for space travel

A team of British scientists has achieved what they say is the first-ever plasma ignition inside a nuclear fusion rocket engine - a huge step that could one day make trips across the solar system, and ...
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See Astrobotic pull off a major test of its ‘ring of fire’ rocket engine

A new generation of space rockets is inching closer to launch. Private space company Astrobotic recently revealed it carried out a successful test of two of its rotating detonation rocket engines ...