Melroy, NASA's former Deputy Administrator, has joined the Board of Directors for Houston-based startup Venus Aerospace just months after the company became first in the U.S. to l

AgniKul Cosmos, an Indian startup, created the world’s largest single-piece 3D printed Inconel rocket engine and received a US patent.

While traditional rockets have gotten us into space for decades, newer tech is on the horizon, like this plasma engine that could get us to Mars much quicker.

Abu Dhabi, UAE – The Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the applied research arm of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), has successfully designed, built, and test-fired the UAE’s first liquid rocket engine - a milestone that cements the nation’s growing sovereign space capabilities.

The nations capable of space flight are increasingly turning ambitions toward the stars, but early pioneer Russia may be falling by the wayside.

The significant new round of investment ensures that Stoke will have the resources needed to slog through this period of development hell, which could be especially pronounced for a rocket featuring ambitious and novel technologies such as a reusable upper stage and an advanced rocket engine design.

This represents a blend of state-backed industrial groups, regional government funds and private equity, following a trend of government-aligned capital backing key players in China’s evolving commercial space ecosystem.