Solid rockets are still used today in military armaments worldwide, model rockets, solid rocket boosters and on larger applications for their simplicity and reliability. Since solid-fuel rockets can ...

There was a problem though; solid rocket motors are far too common to be interesting, and even hybrid rocket engines are becoming passé. We’ve never seen a liquid-fuel rocket build before ...

Solid-fuel rockets are the dream weapons of military rocketeers. They have no pumps or valves to go wrong and are always ready to fire. Their big trouble is that they are harder to control than ...

On this date in 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded seconds after liftoff, destroying the orbiter and killing her ...

Defense technology firm Anduril Industries has been awarded a $14.3 million contract by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to enhance the production of solid rocket ...

Solid fuel offers greater mobility for missiles and rockets, and reduces launch preparation time. But Washington had imposed strict restrictions on Seoul’s use of solid propellant for space ...

Although H-3’s main engine ignited, its solid rocket booster failed to do so ... which operates on liquid fuel. LE9 is 1.4 times more powerful than existing engines in thrusting rockets ...

It burns a solid propellant rod that doubles as the rocket body itself. A rigid tube of polyethylene fuel encloses a core of powdered oxidiser. This "propellant rod" is forced into the rocket ...

SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on its latest test flight Thursday, but the spacecraft was destroyed following a thrilling booster catch ... suggests leaking fuel may have built up pressure ...