Explore the innovative collaboration between LEAP 71 and HBD in creating the largest 3D printed 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 ...

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Two hobbyists show how they can pull off SpaceX’s trick at a smaller scale with custom hardware and a few years of effort. Two hobbyists show how they can pull off SpaceX’s trick at a smaller scale ...

There probably never was a better time for rocket engine fans to be alive. It's a time when those who have the means can go out and start building the rocket engine of their dreams, while the rest can ...

Since the 1950s rocket engineers have toyed with the idea of a novel engine design that could –- in theory –- revolutionize the way we conceive of space travel. The aerospike might sound like a ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Columbia High School’s Air Force JROTC cadets got to experience a rocket launch outside the school on Thursday. “I feel like she did amazing,” said Damarion Collins, after watching ...