As the global appetite for orbital launches continues to grow, the competition among new and old space companies to build bigger and better launch vehicles is firing up. It can be hard to keep up with ...

This chunky multirotor can carry up to a 400-lb payload, and fly for up to eight hours. The SKYF uses the power and endurance of gasoline engines for lift, and the instant torque of electric motors ...

While there are limitations when it comes to traditional military tactics and technology, heavy-lift drones are more than just powerful modern tools. Rather, they're potential game-changers that are ...

Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has begun engine testing for its Falcon 9 heavy-lift launch vehicle even as it works to get its first Falcon 1 booster flying. Test-stand firings of the ...