It's rocket science: Triad investors land rocket engine plant at southern Virginia site

Virginia industrial site developed by Triad investors lands Italian company that builds rocket engines for defense and commercial space use.
VoxelMatters

LEAP 71 and HBD show off giant 3D printed aerospike rocket engine with 200 kN of thrust

Explore the innovative collaboration between LEAP 71 and HBD in creating the largest 3D printed aerospike rocket engine.
The Washington Post

3D printing shakes up the space industry

When Rocket Lab unveiled the Rutherford engine at the 31st Space Symposium in Colorado, it looked like any other space engine. It wasn’t. Rocket Lab manufactured the Rutherford via additive ...
BGR

This Company Wants To Use AI To Mass-Produce Rocket Engines

SpaceX currently controls nearly every rocket launch on Earth. With 98% of global orbital launches under its belt, Elon Musk's company has become the de facto gatekeeper to space. While China is still ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Air Force’s supersonic missile test marked progress on a new rocket engine

The Air Force Research Laboratory recently completed a supersonic test event that, according to official accounts, marked ...
Metal AM magazine

LEAP 71 and HBD produce largest aerospike rocket engine to date

LEAP 71 and HBD have produced an additively manufactured aerospike rocket engine capable of generating 20 tons of thrust (200 ...
Gizmodo

Gizmodo Science Fair: A Rocket Engine That Turns Controlled Explosions Into Thrust

Using supersonic shockwaves for combustion, the groundbreaking design could allow aircraft to travel up to six times the speed of sound. Reading time 4 minutes Venus Aerospace is a winner of the 2025 ...
TCT Magazine

LEAP 71 & HBD additively manufacture 200kN aerospike rocket engine

LEAP 71 and metal additive manufacturing (AM) firm HBD have additively manufactured an aerospike rocket engine that can generate 20 tons (200 kN) of thrust. At one-metre in height, the partners ...