U.K. start-up Pulsar Fusion has unveiled plans to build a fleet of reusable nuclear fusion-powered rockets, known as Sunbirds ...
For as much as we enjoy rockets, explosives, and other dangerous things, we haven’t said a word about the works of [Richard Nakka]. He’s the original hacker rocketeer with thousands of words ...
Zubrin also had a design ... chemical rockets. Exhaust velocity would be 66 km/second. The 300 ton design has a thrust of 2.9 Mlb, and a T/W of 40 is assumed. The specific impulse is 6730 s, and the ...
Among the investors was André-Hubert Roussel, former CEO of ArianeGroup, who oversaw the development of Europe’s only ...
To do so, he looked towards rocket power, and started a new build. The design consists of a combination of 3D printed parts, laser-cut plywood bulkheads, and foamboard flight surfaces, with a few ...
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Sunbird: Nuclear fusion rocket by UK firm could cut Mars travel time by 50%Scientists have toyed with the idea of nuclear rockets since the 1950s. Will they finally become a reality? UK startup Pulsar ...
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Nuclear rockets could travel to Mars in half the time − but designing the reactors that would power them isn't easyThis relatively long transit time is a result of the use of traditional chemical rocket ... satisfying the high thrust and low engine mass requirements. Before engineers can design an engine ...
Rocket Lab Announces Flatellite, a new satellite designed for mass manufacture and tailored for large constellations ...
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