When it comes to moving around, most things rely on pushing against the ground or the air or the water, so how do rockets do ...

Flying a thrust-vectoring rocket can be a challenge, and even more so if you stack multiple stages and a minimalist flight computer on top of it all. But [Joe Barnard] is not one to shy away from s… ...

Vector Space Systems successfully launched a full-scale model of its Vector-R rocket on Wednesday in Mojave, California. The test flight, which remained under 50,000 feet for regulatory purposes ...

NASA’s powerful Space Launch System (SLS) rocket is set to blast four astronauts to space next year on the epic Artemis II mission that will come within about 80 miles of the lunar surface.

The rocket’s vector thrust control system then shifted its trajectory 30 meters southeast before it came down to land. ... albeit with a relatively small design.

At 1:21 before launch, a thrust vector control actuator for the Falcon 9’s 2nd stage failed to perform as expected. @SpaceX is evaluating. — NASA (@NASA) January 6, 2015 ...

His development program was comprehensive, with static test vehicles, a low-altitude hopper, and extensive testing of the key technology: thrust-vector control. His rocket uses two solid ...

A video still from a thrust vector control test of the Teprel-B engine PLD Space is developing for its suborbital Mirua 1 rocket. Credit: PLD Space via YouTube. VALLETTA, Malta — Spanish launch ...

At an airfield in Eastern Washington on Sunday, the small launch company Stoke Space flew its upper stage for the first time. The flight was, admittedly, rather modest. The second-stage rocket ...

New Rocket Design Burns Itself to Generate Thrust. Published: 4 Jun 2018, 14:46 UTC • By: ... The biggest challenge a rocket is facing when taking off from Earth is defeating gravity.