A private Chinese firm has successfully launched the world's largest solid-propellant rocket for a second time. The company, Orienspace, launched the gigantic 30-meter Gravity-1 rocket from a barge in ...

Private space companies now dominate global launch activity, with SpaceX leading a surge in reusable rocket technology that has sharply reduced costs and increased cadence. This shift comes as solid ...

Anduril is developing the Alitec solid rocket propellant to enhance tactical missile performance. Above, Anduril test-fires its Denali 18 inch hypersonic rocket booster at its McHenry, Mississippi, ...

Highly Loaded Grain (HLG) Solid Rocket Motors allow extended range and customized thrust profiles with the same propellant and the same size rocket motor. Anduril and Raytheon announced on Oct. 7, ...

Welcome to Edition 7.50 of the Rocket Report! We’re nearly halfway through the year, and it seems like a good time to look back on the past six months. What has been most surprising to me in the world ...

[Joe Barnard] made a solid propellant rocket motor, and as one does in such situations, he put it through its paces on the test stand. The video below is not about the test, nor is it about the ...

Imagine you’re driving to work on a rainy day, when a distracted, reckless driver hits your car out of nowhere. With a “boom,” an airbag deploys faster than you can blink your eyes to save your life.

Standard Missile 6 aboard a U.S. Navy ship. Credit: Raytheon Technologies WASHINGTON — Anduril Industries won a $19 million contract from the U.S. Navy to develop a 21-inch diameter solid rocket motor ...

[Joe Barnard] made a solid propellant rocket motor, and as one does in such situations, he put it through its paces on the test stand. The video below is not about the test, nor is it about the ...

Ursa Major developed and tested a 6-inch diameter composite grain pathfinder motor. Credit: Ursa Major WASHINGTON — Rocket engine startup Ursa Major is targeting the solid rocket motors market, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 3D printing can be used to build with all kinds of materials – even those that go 'boom.' kynny/iStock via Getty Images Imagine ...