A nuclear thermal propulsion engine could cut the travel time in half for future space explorers racing to the Red Planet.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth toured Rocket Lab’s Engine Development Complex in Long Beach on Friday, Jan. 9.

The rise of the commercial space industry precipitated a steeper decline at Rocketdyne. Boeing sold the Rocketdyne division ...

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Hegseth addressed Rocket Lab employees as part of his campaign to build enthusiasm for the nation’s manufacturing and defense ...

Going to the moon was one thing; going to Mars will be quite another. The distance alone is intimidating. While the moon is ...

Last Friday, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited Rocket Lab Corp. RKLB headquarters as part of his “Arsenal of ...

NASA’s push for a new nuclear rocket engine is not just another upgrade to the hardware we strap to the bottom of spacecraft.

Archer already has an electric-powered, vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in the works. Flying at 150 mph, its 12 ...

"It’s amazing to think that this thing I have been working on in various capacities for the last eight years is about to send ...

NASA has spent the last few weeks getting ready for two spacewalks at the International Space Station (ISS), its first in ...

Aerospace engineer Michaela Benthaus may become the 1st person who uses a wheelchair to go to space when Blue Origin's next ...