"It has a huge amount of energy potential," says John Rusek ... Hydrogen peroxide, or H2O2, also offers promise in developing low-cost, nontoxic rocket fuels. The chemical differs from water only in ...

Chinese astronauts have just created rocket fuel and oxygen in space using a new ... which used fairly basic equipment and minimal energy, could one day be put to use on China's proposed moon ...

After lift-off, the rocket quickly burns through its fuel. Once the tanks are empty, they break away from the rest of the rocket and fall back to Earth. When the astronauts reach the ISS ...

this innovative system uses a massive rotating arm to catapult satellites into orbit—without relying on rocket fuel. By harnessing kinetic energy, the method could significantly reduce launch ...