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New nuclear fuel withstands 4,220°F heat, will fly rockets to Mars in just 45 days
The best candidate is the Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) system, a type of nuclear rocket. According to ... company to use the compact fuel element environmental test (CFEET) facility at NASA ...
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SpaceX release Starship launch footage from an angle I didn't think was possible
SpaceX has released footage of the most recent Starship launch from an angle I didn't think was possible, showcasing the ...
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Elon Musk's Massive Rocket Explosion May Have Caused Significant Atmospheric Pollution
When a multi-ton spacecraft blows up mid-air, you can't just brush aside its environmental impact ... a scientist warned that the rocket's spectacular demise may have caused significant amounts ...
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Nuclear Rocket Fuel Test Success Paves the Way for Faster Space Travel
This latest batch of tests was conducted at the compact fuel element environmental test (CFEET ... 2023 that they were working on a nuclear thermal rocket engine, with a planned launch ...
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Environment-friendly rocket engine may be developed in Russia by 2024
TASS/. Russia’s Research Institute of Machine Building in Nizhnyaya Salda, the Sverdlovsk Region, will create the first sample of rocket engine using an environment-friendly propellant by 2024 ...
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NASA installs heat shield on first private spacecraft bound for Venus
Led by Rocket Lab of Long ... succeed by providing expertise in thermal protection of small spacecraft. Invented at Ames, NASA's Heatshield for Extreme Entry Environment Technology (HEEET ...