Former director of the Alabama NASA center during the Challenger space shuttle explosion dies at 102
The man who led a NASA facility that shouldered much of the blame for the 1986 space shuttle Challenger explosion has died. William Ray Lucas was 102. Laughlin Service Funeral Home director Bryan Peek ...
Iran is rearming its missile program and a ship of supplies just arrived from China, Western sources say
The first of two vessels carrying 1,000 tons of a Chinese-made chemical that could be a key component in fuel for Iran’s ...
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Iran Receives Chemical Key from China for its Missile Program
London: Iran resumed its missile production after it received a chemical shipment from China carrying the main precursor in the production of the solid propellant that powers Tehran’s mid-range ...
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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Nuclear Rocket Fuel Test Success Paves the Way for Faster Space Travel
While this latest test doesn’t make nuclear-powered rocket engines viable just yet, it’s an important step on the journey.
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Scientists Are Getting Closer to a Better Source of Rocket Fuel: Good Ol’ Water
Rocket thrusters powered by the hydrogen and oxygen in water do exist, and while NASA succeeded with using this kind of propulsion system to launch their PTD-1 CubeSat in 2021, water fuel has not ...
China launches new rocket designed to carry more satellites
A new Chinese carrier rocket designed to send up bigger batches of satellites in one launch made its first flight on Tuesday, boosting Beijing's strategy of countering U.S. billionaire Elon Musk's ...