In new photos, the X-59 performs afterburner tests at Lockheed Martin's legendary Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, ...

The new engine controllers that replaced the old 1970s units on the RS-25 have a similar, high-level organization for redundancy.) This is the first time that NASA is getting an Orion/SLS vehicle ...

With a rotating detonation engine, NASA is tackling the challenges of chaotic combustion to enhance rocket efficiency. This ...

After the first test flights in 2025, Lockheed Martin will transfer the plane to NASA. Then, after acoustic testing over ...

Alongside certification of the existing “adaptation” engines stored from Shuttle days, NASA separately contracted Aerojet Rocketdyne in late 2015 to restart production of new engines and ...

Electric propulsion is being increasingly used on space missions and could ultimately replace thrusters using chemical ...

NASA's NIAC program is investing in visionary ideas that could revolutionize space exploration. From fusion-powered ...

With the completion of the test campaign in 2024, all systems are expected to be "go" for production of 24 new RS-25 engines for missions beginning with Artemis V. Through Artemis, NASA will ...

Integration helps identify correlations and confirm preliminary findings or modify those findings with new insights. Engines of Twingenuity: NASA's Twin Study Investigators Have a Meeting of the ...