The Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Rocket (CNTR) is a Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) concept designed to heat propellant ...

It’s a notable disadvantage of the bell-nozzle design that forces engineers ... nozzles used in the Dryden Aerospike Rocket Test. The aerospike engine—specifically the conical aerospike ...

Nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) has stood as a promising potential alternative propulsion technology for decades. Chemical ...

Since the 1950s rocket engineers have toyed with the ... and throughout the void of outer space. The aerospike engine flips the nozzle design of the lower engine segment on its head.

An overheated rocket engine nozzle caused the failure of this launch ... The investigation found that a design change led to the problem, which is being fixed, according to Blue Origin.

The company has a pretty bold ambition. It wants to use artificial intelligence to design and mass-produce rocket engines faster and cheaper than anyone else can. Their secret weapon is a ...

Firefly will utilize its expertise in composite manufacturing and liquid rocket engines to rapidly design, build, and test a composite-based nozzle extension to validate the material. Once ...

Though the concept of aerospike rocket engines has been around ... With the aerospike design, atmospheric pressure acts as the external nozzle shape, providing better average efficiency at all ...

ULA CEO Tory Bruno emphasized that Vulcan's design caters to specific ... a manufacturing defect on a part in the engine nozzle of the solid rocket motor — and are taking corrective actions ...

CEDAR PARK, Texas, April 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, today announced the company was awarded a contract from the Air Force ...

and tested one of the most challenging rocket engines in the aerospace industry: a cryogenic aerospike thruster. Theoretically, the design of aerospike engines maintains high efficiency across a ...