rocket engine Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com/tag/rocket-engine/ Covering the business and politics of space Wed, 22 Oct 2025 22:34:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png rocket engine Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com/tag/rocket-engine/ 32 32 80681979 Lockheed Martin Ventures invests in rocket propulsion startup Venus Aerospace https://spacenews.com/lockheed-martin-ventures-invests-in-rocket-propulsion-startup-venus-aerospace/ https://spacenews.com/lockheed-martin-ventures-invests-in-rocket-propulsion-startup-venus-aerospace/#respond Wed, 22 Oct 2025 22:33:38 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=557384

Venus developed a rotating detonation rocket engine with potential applications in hypersonic missiles and space launch vehicles

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Ursa Major Awarded U.S. Air Force Contract to Develop Flight-Ready Rocket Engine for Launch in 2022 https://spacenews.com/ursa-major-awarded-u-s-air-force-contract-to-develop-flight-ready-rocket-engine-for-launch-in-2022/ Wed, 31 Aug 2022 12:35:00 +0000 https://spaceref.com/?p=202649 Ursa Major

Ursa Major, America’s only privately funded company that focuses solely on rocket propulsion, today announced a contract under the U.S. Air Force Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) program. Under the agreement, […]

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Hot Firing of World’s First 3D-printed Platinum Thruster Chamber https://spacenews.com/hot-firing-of-worlds-first-3d-printed-platinum-thruster-chamber/ Wed, 17 Jun 2015 11:13:49 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=13343

The world’s first spacecraft thruster with a platinum combustion chamber and nozzle made by 3D printing has passed its baptism of fire with a series of firings lasting more than […]

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