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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Grocery Store Rocket Fuel: Don’t Try This At Home!
The video itself is a reaction to some college students in Utah who caused an evacuation when the rocket fuel they were cooking up exploded. [Scott] himself theorizes that the fuel they were ...
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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. This latest batch of tests was conducted at the compact fuel element ...
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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 ...