The 1950 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 did something radical for its time: it took serious horsepower out of the realm of luxury ...

Throughout American automotive history, especially when it comes to V8 engines, it can be argued that the country has been responsible for producing some of the most famous motors in the world. Not to ...

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Conceived not long after the first Chevy small blocks hit American streets, the RL10 was the type of rocket engine you could build a space agency around.

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CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Daniel D. Hungerford and his brother Floyd S. Hungerford designed a rocket-powered automobile that they debuted on November 2, 1929 in their ...

While NASA’s Artemis program may ultimately abandon the Space Launch System rocket, for now, Melbourne-based L3Harris is pushing forward with the manufacture of the powerful rocket’s core stage ...

Firehawk Aerospace test-fires a GMLRS-equivalent hybrid rocket engine from a purpose-built, mobile platform. (Firehawk Aerospace) Firehawk Aerospace recently conducted its first flight test of a ...

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 ...

SpaceX owns 98% of global rocket launches, a monopoly with virtually no competition. Only China is competing with Elon Musk at this point in number of launches and, while the country is getting closer ...