The 10 latest articles on Rocket Engines come from 9 sources, published between Nov 9 and Nov 13. Most come from SpaceNews (2).
People in these stories: Rob Lillis (2)
Organizations: NASA (6), Blue Origin (2), Northstar (2)
Places: Mars (5), Earth (3), Washington (3), D.C. (2), Red Planet (2), U.S. (2)
from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A multistage (or multi-stage) rocket is, like any rocket, propelled by the recoil pressure of the burning gases it emits as it burns fuel. What characterizes it as "multi-stage" is that it successively jettisons one…
May 29, 2023 ThrustMe has achieved more than 100 orders for the company’s cold gas I2T5 and gridded ion NPT30-I2 thrusters. This milestone marks a significant turning point for ThrustMe, which was established in 2017 and has grown to encompass a talented team of more than…
Free Republic Browse · Search Bloggers & Personal Topics · Post Article Skip to comments. Blue Origin Unveils Their Northstar Engine! - Weekly Spaceflight News [6:22] YouTube ^ | November 11, 2026 | Avid Space Posted on 11/11/2026 7:29:51 PM PST by SunkenCiv In this week's Avid Space Industry Update Blue Origin…
Get your Icon Awards tickets before the rate goes up on Nov. 11. Join us in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 1. Secure your spot. Rick Burt remembers his very first engineering and safety lessons came as a child, one of two sons working…
"No NASA mission has ever done this before." Twin NASA spacecraft are wrapping up a year-long escapade, ready to make a beeline to the Red Planet. "No NASA mission has ever done this before," said Rob Lillis, a planetary and…
Get your Icon Awards tickets before the rate goes up on Nov. 11. Join us in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 1. Secure your spot. NASA honored more than 40 people with “Blue Marble” awards for environmental quality and energy and water management at NASA’s…
Compared to the BE-4 engine, Northstar reduces mass by 30% and parts count by 50%, while increasing thrust from 640,000 pounds to 715,000 pounds Blue Origin's new Northstar liquid oxygen/liquefied natural gas booster engine has been produced with the company's in-house large-scale additive…
Mid-power (3-7 kW) Hall effect thruster systems have been identified by government and industry stakeholders as critical capabilities for satellite, defense, and exploration missions. Given the need for this capability, NASA is launching the Advanced Mid-Power Electric Rocket (AMPERE) Challenge. The…
NASA’s two ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) spacecraft have each successfully completed a powered Earth flyby, using Earth’s gravity in combination with a sustained engine burn to slingshot themselves toward Mars. With these successful maneuvers complete, the…
The project involves contributions from multiple international entities, including NASA Glenn Research Center, JAXA, and Ariane Germany, with the Institute of Advanced Studies in Brazil participating as a guest observer. The choice of thrusters also considers the potential for redundancy,…
Rocket engines and their tests: SpaceX's Raptor and Merlin, Blue Origin's BE-4, the RS-25, 3D-printed and methane engines, solid rocket motors, engine failures.
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