The Convair Model 49 was a radical Vietnam-era concept that attempted to combine a helicopter, jet aircraft, and armored gun ...

Now, however, Stanford researchers have used artificial intelligence to steer a free-flying robot aboard the International ...

Official descriptions suggest the CH-7 has an ISTAR role, which would allow it to send back data on enemy vessels in the ...

Explore the evolution of rocket reusability as we compare SpaceX's vertical landing innovation with Rocket Lab's bold helicopter capture method. Discover the technology behind the Falcon 9 and ...

A team of engineers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed ways to rapidly evaluate new thermal protection materials ...

Space startup's CEO talks about putting tens of thousands of satellites in orbit to serve as networked data centers.

From the tragedy of the space shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003 to the now-routine return of commercial spacecraft, heat shields—formally called thermal protection systems—are critical for protecting ...

Former SpaceX propulsion lead Tom Mueller discusses Falcon 9 engine development, SpaceX's iteration culture, and Impulse ...

Can one good man, flamboyantly dressed, belly like Everest, fond of talking to Donner and Blitzen, sprinkle a little magic ...

JIUQUAN -- China on Saturday launched the Kuaizhou-11 Y8 carrier rocket with one space experimental spacecraft onboard. The ...

Assuming Google does manage to launch a prototype in 2027, will it simply be a high-stakes technical experiment – or the ...