Dawn Aerospace's robotic Mk-II Aurora space plane flew with a rocket engine for the first time in March 2023. (Image credit: Dawn Aerospace) "This is a phenomenal achievement for our small, but ...

Watch the Dawn Aerospace's Mk-II Aurora Spaceplane light up it rocket engine test flight. Credit: Dawn Aerospace ...

Radian’s solution is a rocket-powered sled that runs along a two-mile rail and accelerates up to Mach 0.7 — 537 mph (864 kilometers per hour) — before releasing the space plane, which then ...

Radian’s solution is a rocket-powered sled that runs along a two-mile rail and accelerates up to Mach 0.7 — 537 mph (864 kilometers per hour) — before releasing the space plane, which then ...

A team of Italian researchers has reached the edge of space, flying aboard Virgin Galactic’s rocket-powered plane. They launched Thursday morning from Spaceport America in the New Mexico desert ...

Now, there's never been a plane faster than Mach 6.7 — a speed that was accomplished by the North American X-15 experimental aircraft in 1967, according to NASA. And the only "real" plane (not ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A team of Italian researchers reached the edge of space Thursday morning, flying aboard a rocket-powered plane piloted by Virgin Galactic as the space tourism company ...

Unlike those icons of aerial speed, though, the Dugglebys want their plane, which they're calling "Stargazer," to make use of rocket engines that will bump the craft with a ten minute speed boost ...

Capable of Mach 6.7 and flying to the edge of space, this rocket-powered plane helped NASA pioneer new materials, regenerative cooling systems, and the world's first pressure suit.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A team of Italian researchers reached the edge of space Thursday morning, flying aboard a rocket-powered plane piloted by Virgin Galactic as the space tourism company ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A team of Italian researchers reached the edge of space Thursday morning, flying aboard a rocket-powered plane piloted by Virgin Galactic as the space tourism company prepares ...