SpaceX alum nabs $22M to turn rocket engines into geothermal power plants

Critical Energy is turning rocket engines into geothermal power plants, and it wants to build 300 GW per year by 2045.

India’s space push: IN-SPACe funds startups building 800 kN engine, AI model and star tracker

IN-SPACe funds three Indian start-ups for innovative space technologies under its Technology Adoption Fund scheme.

IN-SPACe backs three startups to build rocket engines, AI satellite tools under Technology Adoption Fund

The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) has selected three startups for support under its Technology Adoption Fund (TAF) scheme, backing projects that span launch ...
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This founder helped build SpaceX’s most powerful rocket engine. Now he’s building a ‘fighter jet for orbit.’

Jeff Thornburg helped turn a government research project into SpaceX’s most powerful rocket engine. Now, he’s trying to do the same thing at his startup Portal Space Systems, which is taking an idea ...
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NASA’s 3D-printed rocket engine could reset launch economics

NASA’s latest generation of 3D printed rocket engines is not just a materials experiment, it is a direct assault on the cost structure that has defined spaceflight for decades. By combining advanced ...