In this historical photo from the U.S. space agency, a Linear Aerospike engine to be used for propulsion for the X-33 Reusable Launch vehicle (RLV) is shown being tested on April 27, 1997. A testing ...

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LAS CRUCES - ARCA Space Corp. is moving closer to testing revolutionary technology that was designed and built in Las Cruces. Company officials say they plan tests at Spaceport America before the end ...

Qualification test firings of the unique engines designed to propel America’s X-33 space plane into high-speed, suborbital flight in 2003 began Tuesday, Feb. 6 at NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center.

Engineers at NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi have successfully completed a critical initial test of the Electro-Mechanical Actuator (EMA) technology built for the former X-33 program's ...

LAS CRUCES - ARCA Space Corporation has announced the first test-launch of its Demonstrator 3 space vehicle at Spaceport America in August. This will mark the first space flight of an aerospike rocket ...

(MENAFN- The Rio Times) German startup Polaris Aerospace is set to make history this month with the world's first aerospike engine aircraft. The company's journey hasn't been smooth sailing. Their ...

Stennis Space Center engineers completed a three-test series with twin Rocketdyne XRS-2200 linear aerospike engines, running the tandem setup for the planned 90 seconds at 85% power. Although the ...

The aerospike engine—which uses air pressure to shape the downward force needed to launch a spacecraft—has been on the cusp of entering mainstream rocketry for decades. Now, a new company called Leap ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The aerospike engine—which uses air pressure to shape the downward force needed to launch a spacecraft—has been on the cusp of entering mainstream ...