Plasma engines could be the future of human space travel, and Russia’s “manetoplasma rockets” have the most ambitious travel goals ...

Plasma propulsion transforms an inert propellant – often hydrogen – into plasma, a superheated mix of ions and electrons.

Russian engineers are betting that a radically different rocket engine can compress the long slog to Mars into something closer to an interplanetary commute. Their new plasma propulsion prototype, ...

Russian scientists say they are closing in on a propulsion breakthrough that could compress the journey from Earth to Mars ...

Canada Rocket Company emerges from stealth. A Toronto-based launch startup, Canada Rocket Company, emerged from stealth earlier this month with the announcement of a $6.2 million CDN ($4.5 million) ...

General Galactic, cofounded by a former SpaceX engineer, plans to test its water-based propellant this fall. If successful, it could help usher in a new era of space travel. That's a big “if.” ...

Palestinian officials have recently accused Israel of using American-made thermobaric weaponry in Gaza.

Using the massive SLS rocket, the Artemis II flight is going to shoot four astronauts inside the Orion capsule on a ten-day ...

Chinese company JP Technology Inc. has chosen a former local foundry as the site of its new manufacturing plant.

Upcoming Blue Origin New Shepard Missions Blue Origin’s New Shepard program is steadily working towards a regular ...

Silicon Valley used to be a geographic coordinate, but in 2026, it has become a state of mind that has infected every corner of the American economy. From the rocket pads of south Texas to the fusion ...

I find it hard to believe that it's now been 40 years since this nation witnessed a horrific tragedy that led to a three-year pause in humanity's quest to explore the cosmos. It happened Jan. 28, 1986 ...