A new era of space exploration is dawning, driven by groundbreaking advancements in nuclear fusion technology. At the ...

Use of 3D printing has dramatically reduced the number of parts needed for the copper thrust chamber of the RL10 rocket ...

"We can learn from failure. We will take advantage of this opportunity to develop a more reliable rocket." A test of an engine for Japan's upcoming Epsilon rocket ended in an explosion on Tuesday ...

In a discreet forest clearing on a plateau above the town of Vernon in Normandy, France, workers adjust a steel cylinder held ...

Japan's space agency has said its plan to launch a solid-fuel rocket by the end of March is now impossible, after a recent engine test resulted in a large fire.

TOKYO (AP) — The engine for a new flagship small Japanese rocket burst into flames Tuesday during a combustion test, causing no injury or damage to the outside but destroying the engine and ...