In this historical photo from the U.S. space agency, a Linear Aerospike engine to be used for propulsion for the X-33 Reusable Launch vehicle (RLV) is shown being tested on April 27, 1997. A testing ...

Qualification test firings of the unique engines designed to propel America’s X-33 space plane into high-speed, suborbital flight in 2003 began Tuesday, Feb. 6 at NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center.

LAS CRUCES - ARCA Space Corp. is moving closer to testing revolutionary technology that was designed and built in Las Cruces. Company officials say they plan tests at Spaceport America before the end ...

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In this historical photo from the U.S. space agency, a NASA SR-71 successfully completed its first flight October 31, 1997 as part of the NASA/Rocketdyne/Lockheed Martin Linear Aerospike SR-71 ...

The aerospike engine—which uses air pressure to shape the downward force needed to launch a spacecraft—has been on the cusp of entering mainstream rocketry for decades. Now, a new company called Leap ...

The test of twin Linear Aerospike XRS-2200 engines, originally built for the X-33 program, was performed Monday, Aug. 6, at NASA's Stennis Space Center, Miss. The engines were fired for the planned 90 ...

slated for later this year. At NASA’s Stennis Space Center, MS, tandem test firings of X-33’s Linear Aerospike XRS-2200 engines will begin with short bursts and will eventually lead to full firings ...

Twin Rocketdyne XRS-2200 linear aerospike rocket engines fired in tandem for the first time Tuesday in a short "burp test" designed to test ignition. A spokesman for Stennis Space Center in ...

(MENAFN- The Rio Times) German startup Polaris Aerospace is set to make history this month with the world's first aerospike engine aircraft. The company's journey hasn't been smooth sailing. Their ...

A US firm has announced that its groundbreaking new rocket engine is ready for testing, which promises to shake up the rocket industry in a manner Elon Musk would be proud of. The rest of this article ...

NASA's Second Generation Reusable Launch Vehicle Program - also known as the Space Launch Initiative - is making advances in propulsion technology with this third and final successful engine hot-fire ...