Since the 1950s rocket engineers have toyed with the idea of a novel engine design that could –- in theory –- revolutionize the way we conceive of space travel. The aerospike might sound like ...

Showing how far AI engineering has come, a new aerospike engine burning oxygen and kerosene capable of 1,100 lb (5,000 N) of thrust has successfully been hot-fired for 11 seconds. It was designed ...

Leap 71 is developing AI to build rocket engines faster and cheaper than ever before.

Aiming to bounce back from an accident while testing its demonstrator MIRA, German startup Polaris Aerospace is on course to develop the next iteration of its demonstrator modules. The MIRA I ...

One example is this new copper aerospike engine. [via Fabbaloo] Aerospikes are interesting as their geometry isn’t pressure dependent like more typical bell-shaped rocket nozzles meaning you ...

Aerospike rocket engines are the stuff of legend in the space industry. Conceived in the 1960s, their unique spiked-nozzle design promises better efficiency, reusability, and performance at all ...

Pangea Aerospace successfully fired an aerospike engine in a series of tests at a DLR facility in Germany in 2021. Credit: Pangea Aerospace WASHINGTON — Spanish propulsion startup Pangea ...

Germany’s armed forces have commissioned Bremen-based startup Polaris to develop a two-stage, fully reusable hypersonic space plane — and given the team just three years to build it.