SpaceX's Raptor Engine Vs. Blue Origin's BE-4 - What's The Difference In These Rocket Engines

SpaceX and Blue Origin have different visions for the future of space exploration. How will their rocket engines power the ...
insider.si.edu

Model, Rocket Engine, NERVA Nuclear, on Moveable Test Stand, On Rails, 1:8 Scale

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Shown here is a one-eighth scale ...
The Verge

Model rocket enthusiasts are learning how to do vertical landings

Two hobbyists show how they can pull off SpaceX’s trick at a smaller scale with custom hardware and a few years of effort. Two hobbyists show how they can pull off SpaceX’s trick at a smaller scale ...
The Drive

Watch This Homebuilt Model Rocket Land Like a Real SpaceX Falcon 9

Landing a real rocket with propulsion is an incredibly complex task that took years to perfect; only recently did it cross into the realm of actual practicality. Joe Barnard, creator of the Youtube ...
Metal AM magazine

LEAP 71 produces 2000 kN rocket engine injector head with Nikon SLM Solution

LEAP 71 has produced a 2000 kN (2 Meganewton) full-flow staged combustion rocket engine injector head with Nikon SLM ...
Hackaday

Model Rocket Nails Vertical Landing After Three-Year Effort

Model rocketry has always taken cues from what’s happening in the world of full-scale rockets, with amateur rocketeers doing their best to incorporate the technologies and methods into their creations ...
EDN

Navy engineers design missile in only six months using a model rocket engine

In six months, engineers at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division designed and flew a ramjet missile, according to an article in Naval Aviation News. Falling well within their deadline, the ...
ExtremeTech

A Blue Origin BE-4 Rocket Engine Exploded During Testing

Blue Origin has experienced a setback as it works to produce high-thrust BE-4 rocket engines. While testing a BE-4 engine late last month, the thruster exploded in dramatic fashion. Blue Origin did ...
China Daily

Decks cleared for launch of ZQ 3 rocket

If everything goes according to schedule, the first ZQ 3 will take to the sky in the near future at the Jiuquan Satellite ...