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 ...
Air Liquide and TotalEnergies to invest over 1 bln euros in green hydrogen
French oil major TotalEnergies will develop two green hydrogen projects with industrial gases company Air Liquide , aiming to ...
Explained: India Develops World's Largest Propellant Mixer For Solid Rocket Motors; Know Its Role In Indian Space Transportation Systems
India's Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has developed a 10-tonne propellant mixer for solid motors. This mixer was created ...
How Super-Strong ‘Metal Foam’ Could Transform Space Travel and Defense
Composite metal foam performs equally to or better than most conventional metals used in shielding materials, while weighing ...
Turning the Moon into a fuel depot will take a lot of power
On its own, 24 kWh doesn't seem like a lot of power. The problem is that we will need a lot of kilograms. The researchers ...
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NASA Faces The Promise And Peril Of Moondust
As NASA plans to establish a permanent Moon base via its Artemis program, it is looking to avoid the dangers of lunar ...