Generally speaking the rockets in use today in space exploration are not airbreathers. They are built in such a way that they generally carry both the fuel and the oxidizer they need to work, and that ...

Just like the history of the automobile, the history of space rockets is filled with ideas and concepts that never came to be. Unlike when it comes to concept cars though, most of these concept ...

A crewed mission to Mars may be more practical thanks to a new rocket concept developed by Fatima Ebrahimi, a physicist at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL ...

Imagine cutting a trip to Mars in half. That’s the promise of Sunbird, a groundbreaking nuclear fusion rocket concept ...

Despite the existence of multiple modern custom surfy camper vans and concept campers, when one thinks "surf camper van," it tends to bring about images of the classic VW Type 2 pop-tops of 50s and ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. China space officials recently unveiled a new rocket design that is strangely close to SpaceX's design for the recently successful Starship rocket. The ...

Scientists have proposed two experimental spacecraft that could reach one of the farthest known objects in the solar system in as little as seven years. The team of researchers, from Italy, believes ...

After the highly-anticipated return of man to the moon, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), as well as private space company SpaceX headed by Elon Musk, is planning to finally ...

Welcome to Edition 5.24 of the Rocket Report! I joined Ars more than seven years ago to write about space. It has been an amazing ride, and now I’m thrilled to say we’re expanding our coverage. Come ...

The U.S. Air Force wants $47.9 million to support its Rocket Cargo concept. Rocket Cargo calls for a 100-ton rocket capable of airdropping cargo virtually anywhere in the world within minutes. This ...