A Long March 2D rocket lifted off at 12:00 a.m. (0400 UTC) April 1 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert. Insulation tiles fell away from the payload fairing as the rocket climbed ...
The first humans to Mars might someday ride a rocket propelled by a nuclear ... reliable nuclear thermal propulsion for cislunar and deep space missions," General Atomics president Scott Forney ...
Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more! In recognition of the specially designed thermal protection system and other advancements in aeronautics ...
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Nuclear rockets could travel to Mars in half the time − but designing the reactors that would power them isn’t easyAn alternative technology to the chemically propelled rockets the agency develops now is called nuclear thermal propulsion, which uses nuclear fission and could one day power a rocket that makes ...
Rocket Lab has launched its workhorse ... The small fleet will join a constellation of thermal infrared imaging spacecraft already in space, which will enable OroraTech to monitor wildfires ...
ISRO and IIT Madras launch a research centre for thermal sciences The facility will focus on spacecraft cooling and cryogenic ...
Dawn is not propelled by a chemical rocket engine, but by a solar-electric ion propulsion system, particularly suitable for long-distance flights. This innovative propulsion concept was first used in ...
Feb 28 (Reuters) - A Russian booster rocket placed the Progress MS-30 spacecraft in Earth orbit early on Friday, sending it on its way to the International Space Station with a cargo of equipment ...
March 3 (Reuters) - Russian Aerospace Forces, part of the country's armed forces, launched a Soyuz rocket carrying a spacecraft for defence purposes, the state RIA news agency reported early on ...
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