More than 60 years ago, scientists in the United States imagined a powerful engine that could push aircraft to hypersonic ...

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

a 2000kN bell-nozzle engine. The aerospike design makes sense; that is the same style of engine they had previously tested successfully. But the bell-nozzle engine is quite a different design — how ...

These are not just design problems — they demand practical testing ... LEAP 71 is targeting the first test campaign of the XRA-2E5 aerospike engine within 18 months, with the XRB-2E6 bell-nozzle ...

These are not just design problems – they demand practical testing ... LEAP 71 is targeting the first test campaign of the XRA-2E5 aerospike engine within 18 months, with the XRB-2E6 bell-nozzle ...

The company is building what it describes as an AI drug design engine. The software reduces the amount of manual work involved in developing new medicines and thereby speeds up the process.

“We need to bring this to maturity. We have a plan to perform flight tests.” The proposed engine design is part of the global aviation industry’s moves towards making a net zero contribution ...

The company tested a prototype of one aerospike engine design, leveraging 3D-printing technologies, in 2021. The company said in its March 18 announcement of the funding round that it has eight ...

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 ...

Under the contract, the startup will design, build ... while incorporating an aerospike rocket engine for high-speed propulsion tests. First conceived in the 1960s, aerospike engines adjust ...