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Nuclear Rocket Fuel Test Success Paves the Way for Faster Space Travel
A new test of nuclear propellant fuel under space-like conditions has been hailed as a success by NASA and General Atomics ...
Scientists Are Getting Closer to a Better Source of Rocket Fuel: Good Ol’ Water
Project, the University of Bologna will be developing a new electric thruster for rockets that is propelled by water being turned into plasma through electrolysis. While prototypes of water-powered ...
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Chinese Astronauts Create Rocket Fuel in Space Using "Artificial Photosynthesis"
Breathing New Air Chinese astronauts claim to have created rocket fuel on board the country's Tiangong space station using a ...
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China Creates Rocket Fuel In Orbit With Just Carbon Dioxide, Water And Electricity
Space is the only place where rocket fuel could be more precious than water. The China Manned Space Agency announced last month that taikonauts on the ongoing Shenzhou-19 mission successfully ...
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Fail Of The Week: 3D Printed Parts That Burn Like NASA’s Rocket Fuel
specifically can you 3D print the rocket grain itself? By using the resin as a fuel and mixing in a potent oxidiser (ammonium perchlorate specifically – thanks for the tip NASA!) he has some ...
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In a first, oxygen and rocket fuel made using artificial photosynthesis in space
They have successfully conducted experiments that mimic photosynthesis, converting carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and rocket fuel ingredients. This development is a major step towards long-term ...