Japan has completed a ground combustion test of a ramjet engine designed for a ...

The first human Mars explorers won’t have it easy. Every additional day in deep space will increase their exposure to deadly ...

NASA just tested a blazing-hot plasma engine that could help carry humans to Mars.

Aerospace and defense activity within the S&P 500 Index includes uncrewed aircraft developments and hybrid propulsion ...

An experimental unmanned hybrid-fuel aircraft has taken to the skies for testing over Edwards Air Force Base in the High Desert, officials confirmed Wednesday, May 6. The XRQ-73, developed by DARPA in ...

Back in September, a Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL spacecraft headed to the International Space Station (ISS) with crucial supplies and exciting experiments on board. On the manifest was something called ...

The XRQ-73, a 1,250-pound drone, uses a mix of electric and jet-fuel propulsion, which is supposed to make it much quieter ...

DARPA's XRQ-73 SHEPARD hybrid-electric experimental aircraft takes off at Edwards Air Force Base, California. (Northrop Grumman) The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced on 6 ...

In the aerospace field, small satellites have gained popularity due to their low cost and flexibility, but their development has long been constrained by the availability of efficient propulsion ...

Up, up, and away! That's the flight sequence for most commercially available drones. However, for drones powered by Aerix Systems’ proprietary omnidirectional propulsion technology, a more fitting ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Every year, companies and space agencies launch ...

Every year, companies and space agencies launch hundreds of rockets into space – and that number is set to grow dramatically with ambitious missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond. But these dreams ...