This significant system simplification further increases the safety and efficiency of the entire rocket engine system by reducing the requirements on the cooling system and the general complexity of ...

So this design ... rocket—meaning they produce more thrust in space than on Earth. A closeup of one of the aerospike nozzles used in the Dryden Aerospike Rocket Test. The aerospike engine ...

As part of ESA's Future Launchers Preparatory Program (FLPP), the first phase of hot-fire tests has been completed on a new, variable-thrust rocket ... design of an overall throttleable flight engine.

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Analysis of the design suggests that rockets utilizing an aerospike engine can save around 40% in fuel usage. The improved thrust efficiency across the entire journey of a rocket's trajectory ...

China has completed a liquid propulsion system test for its new launch vehicle, Kinetica-2, marking a notable step toward its ...

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the country's major space contractor, conducted a major test on a new type of rocket engine on Sunday, creating the most thrust ever recorded in tests ...

Despite being perhaps the pinnacle of human ingenuity and imagination, space exploration is a relatively conservative business, at least in one respect: once it's proven something works, the ...

would use to describe his latest rocket design. A "coaxial swirler". What a time to be alive. The engine is designed to produce 5 kN of thrust (equivalent to 500 kg/1120 lbs of lift mass or 20,000 ...