SpaceX’s Starship reached orbit this morning. SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX | SPCX Price Prediction) launched the rocket from Starbase, Texas on September 28, 2026, with liftoff at 8:49 a.m. EDT, according to Space.

Humans have achieved groundbreaking feats in space exploration, reaching distant stretches of space with missions like Voyager 1. However, none of this would have been possible without rockets. Rockets play a pivotal role in placing satellites, orbiters ...

It's incredible how many different kinds of rocket engines are being developed at the same time to be used in space exploration. It's something that goes to show, if there was still a need for it, that space is the where the future of humanity can be found.

SpaceX hits Falcon 9 milestone. SpaceX launched a trio of satellites for its oldest commercial customer, SES, on a Falcon 9 rocket flying Sunday afternoon from Florida. Notably, this was SpaceX’s 700th Falcon rocket launch to date, split between 687 Falcon 9 rockets and 13 Falcon Heavy rockets, Spaceflight Now reports.

The Misconception That It Just Shoots Straight1.1 Rocket nozzles appear to be parts that simply spray exhaust backwardRocket engine nozzles appear to be simple components that merely blow combustion gas straight backward to generate thrust.

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

Subaru engineers took traditional anti-lag technology and developed something far more unusual: an external combustion device known as the Rocket Exhaust. Sitting between the engine and turbo, the strange device operated much like a miniature jet-engine combustion chamber,