Rotating detonation rocket engines work differently than traditional rockets to maximize thrust while using less fuel—an advantage that could help spacecraft explore farther in the solar system ...

Astrobotic completed a successful series of hot-fire tests of its rotating detonation rocket engine prototype, marking a key milestone for the experimental propulsion technology.

Astrobotic’s "Chakram" engine just smashed a 300-second record. See how spinning shock waves could revolutionize NASA's Moon ...

Cowboy Space Corporation wants to put data centers in orbit. First, it has to build the rockets to get them there.

Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic has successfully tested its experimental rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE), named Chakram.

According to the US Department of Energy, nuclear thermal propulsion can reduce travel times to Mars by up to 25% and, more ...

Cowboy Space, founded less than two years ago as Aetherflux to develop space-based solar power, has raised $275 million at a ...

Space startup Astrobotic put its rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) to the test for the first time, demonstrating a potentially groundbreaking technology that generates thrust by supersonic ...