The RAMFIRE nozzle performs a hot fire test at Marshall's East test area stand 115. The nozzle, made of the novel aluminum alloy 6061-RAM2, experiences huge temperature gradients. As hot gasses ...

Sending rockets to the Moon, Mars, and beyond with humans on board boils down to essentially one thing: being capable of sending with them enough supplies to ensure survival. And that can only be done ...

NASA's Reactive Additive Manufacturing for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (RAMFIRE) project test-fired a 3D-printed engine ...

Collaborating with material and AM developers, the space agency applied a new aluminum alloy and laser powder directed-energy deposition to produce a large-scale rocket engine nozzle with integral ...

FILE - A mural by Fernandezgraphics depicting the Blue Origin logo and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is seen on the wall of a building Tuesday in Van Horn, Texas. An overheated rocket engine nozzle caused ...

SpaceX has offered holiday greetings via a spot of synchronized rocket-engine nozzle steering. The quirky 65-second video — which includes the message: “Wishing you a warm holiday season and a lit New ...

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An overheated rocket engine nozzle caused last year’s Blue Origin launch failure that has grounded flights for six months, the company said Friday. Jeff Bezos’ rocket ...