Calculating the energy requirements for using moon dust to create rocket fuel
An international team of engineers and space scientists has used a variety of assumptions, techniques, and math principles to ...
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Iron Dome for America: US firm pitches powerful hypersonic engine for missile defense
Rocket engine manufacturer Ursa Major is accelerating the development of its Draper engine. The startup is collaborating with US agencies and military contractors to make the engine available for use ...
Science Daily15h
Fully 3D-printed electrospray engine
Researchers demonstrated the first fully 3D-printed, droplet-emitting electrospray engine. The low-cost device can be fabricated more quickly than traditional thrusters, potentially from on board a ...
Space.com18h
James Webb Space Telescope reveals how a cosmic 'Phoenix' cools off to birth stars
How do you cool down a phoenix? I don't mean the mythological birds of flame and rebirth, but rather a cosmic namesake with a fittingly fiery nature.
NASA Just Fired up Its Quiet Supersonic Jet—and It Looks Like Pure Speed
When planes exceed Mach 1 (the speed of sound, or about 767 miles per hour—1,234 kilometers/hour for those using the metric ...
Hitler’s chilling top-secret plans for ‘Silver Bird’ warplane that could obliterate New York from SPACE with dirty bomb
AT THE end of 1941, the German Luftwaffe were on the back foot. The Americans had joined WW2 after the attack on Pearl ...
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Andromeda 2 Space Engine Opens the Doors to Fully Reusable Two-Stage Rockets
Private space company Stoke announces a new design for a rocket engine that could make the Nova launcher's second stage ...
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The Rarest Engine Ever In A Pontiac Muscle Car
Fewer than 200 of these V8 engines ever powered Pontiac muscle cars in the early '60s, making them rare and extremely ...
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Sierra Space Completes Test Campaign on Next Generation Vortex 35,000 lbf Fuel-Rich LOX LH2 Engine
In 2023, Sierra Space announced the VR35K-A had completed engine component testing, which allowed the company to advance to the full engine hot fire testing campaign. Next, Sierra Space will continue ...
SpaceX, four other firms nab $47.7 million in Texas Space Commission grants
SpaceX, Blue Origin, Firefly Aerospace, Intuitive Machines and Starlab Space each got at least $7M from the state's Space Commission.
Scientists Are Getting Closer to a Better Source of Rocket Fuel: Good Ol’ Water
Eco-friendly alternatives to fossil fuels are venturing beyond Earth—and into space.
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Russia’s plasma engine could reach Mars in 30 days, drastically reduce space travel time
Russian scientists claim to have developed a plasma electric rocket engine that could enable travel to Mars in just one to ...