A Stunning Fusion Rocket Could Cut Interplanetary Travel in Half—and We'll Try It in Just 2 Years
Fusion has long been the propulsion end-goal for interplanetary travel, and a U.K.-based company thinks on its way to ...
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NASA stacks moon-bound Artemis 2 rocket: Space photo of the day
The Space Launch System (SLS) core stage and rocket boosters have now been stood up and mated in preparation for NASA's ...
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Three-Stage Thrust Vectoring Model Rocket With Tiny Flight Computers
Flying a thrust-vectoring rocket can be a challenge, and even more so if you stack multiple stages and a minimalist flight computer on top of it all. But [Joe Barnard] is not one to shy away from ...
NASA puts biggest rocket pieces together for Artemis II moon mission
The slow race of getting NASA's Space Launch System rocket pieced together for next year's Artemis II moon mission jumped a ...
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What Are Gravitic Propulsion Systems? 10 Breakthroughs Shaping Space Travel
These systems keep rocket fuels super-cold until they're needed for propulsion. Space agencies ... The Poynting vector ...
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Robert Zubrin’s Nuclear Salt Water Rocket Design
A nuclear salt-water rocket (NSWR) is a theoretical type of nuclear ... providing the engine was directed to thrust perpendicular to the radial vector connecting the spacecraft in LEO to the Earth’s ...
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Skyroot Tests Key Rocket Motor, Hopes to Launch Satellites Soon
The stage-2 houses a carbon ablative flex nozzle, along with high-precision electro-mechanical actuators, for thrust vector control of the vehicle, which helps the rocket achieve the desired ...
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Rocket Lab Clears Design Review For Victus Haze Mission
Rocket Lab has completed the critical design review (CDR) for the U.S. Space Force’s upcoming Victus Haze mission, the company announced Feb. 26. The Long Beach, California-based company is ...