Putting payloads into model rockets can be more complex than simply shoving stuff into an open spot, so [concretedog] put some work into making a modular payload tube for his current rocket. The nose ...

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For a factory where robots toil around the clock to build a rocket with almost no human labour, the sound of grunts echoing across the parking lot make for a jarring contrast. “That’s Keanu Reeves’ ...

An almost entirely 3D-printed rocket is ready to blast off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, then head for low Earth orbit. Scheduled for a three-hour launch window that opens at 1 pm Eastern time ...

The alloy could be used in future missions to the moon and Mars and can withstand high temperatures while reducing the weight and cost of components. Relativity Space’s Terran 1 became the first ...

We are all witnessing an unprecedented growth of the aerospace industry and an important part of that is rocket engine development, meant to increase efficiency while cutting costs. One of these ...

SpaceX owns 98% of global rocket launches, a monopoly with virtually no competition. Only China is competing with Elon Musk at this point in number of launches and, while the country is getting closer ...

Just a few days ago, a Tesla Roadster soared into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, on its way to an orbit around that sun that could extend beyond the orbit of Mars. To commemorate the ...

They were designed with its Noyron Large Computational Engineering Model and 3D printed with a high-temperature copper alloy.

Since the industrial revolution, although technology has greatly improved the average standard of living on Earth, the negative outcome of these improvements has led to an increase in pollution and ...

The Estes line of flying model rockets have inspired an untold number of children and adults alike, thanks in part to their simplicity. From the design and construction of the rockets themselves to ...

United Launch Alliance (ULA), the company that makes rockets for NASA and the U.S. Air Force, plans to 3D print more than 100 flight-ready components for its next-gen model of rocket. That rocket, the ...