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'A game changer': Space shuttle astronaut Pam Melroy joins Venus Aerospace after revolutionary rocket engine breakthrough

Former NASA deputy chief and shuttle commander Pam Melroy has joined Venus Aerospace's board after its groundbreaking RDRE ...
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Brand-New Space Shuttle Engine Fired Up in Mississippi in First Full Duration Test

Almost four months after the American space agency NASA installed the first newly built RS-25 Space Shuttle engine on the Fred Haise Test Stand at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, hardware ...

Same-day delivery comes to space, as Impulse promises satellite transport in hours, not months

Amazon made same-day delivery the benchmark on Earth. Impulse Space is pitching a similar concept for satellites bound for ...
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New space junk removal idea: Using ion engine exhaust to knock debris out of the sky

Over 14,000 pieces of junk are clogging up low Earth orbit, but this number could be reduced by a new invention that involves ...

Engine trouble forces Northrop Grumman to delay supply delivery to International Space Station

A newly launched supply ship has run into engine trouble that is preventing it from reaching the International Space Station.

Cygnus cargo ship set to rendezvous with space station after delay caused by engine shutdowns

This comes after two planned engine firings shut down prematurely, NASA said, putting the Cygnus cargo ship's approach to the ...