Sabre engine put through its paces
Reaction Engine's Sabre engine - part jet, part rocket - is set to be put through its paces over the coming months. The hypersonic engine could potentially reduce the trip...
An Ion drive space engine has been used on aircraft for first time!
Imagine an aircraft engine that has no moving parts, produces no harmful exhaust and makes no noise. That’s what researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US...
SpaceX Successfully Launches Mysterious Zuma
2017 was a record year for SpaceX with 18 successful launches. In 2018 the company continued to build on that achievement with another successful launch for the US government.
Engineering History – The heartbreaking story of the flying mathematicians of World War I
Keith Lucas was killed instantly when his BE2 biplane collided with that of a colleague over Salisbury Plain on October 5, 1916. As a captain in the Royal Flying Corps,...
Queens Speech marks the start of the countdown to the UK’s first SPACEPORT
This week's Queen's speech introduced new legislation that (regardless of Brexit) could make the UK the go-to commercial spaceport in Europe.
SpaceX Preps Next “Used Rocket” for Launch
SpaceX is preparing to launch a used Falcon 9 rocket for the second time ever next month. The 'pre-flown' Falcon 9 first stage booster was rolled into a hangar at...