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India achieves milestone: ISRO develops world's largest vertical propellant mixer for solid rocket motors
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully developed a 10-tonne propellant mixer for solid motors. This ...
Solid state lubricant uses atomically thin sheets to achieve extremely low friction
Finding the right lubricant for the right purpose is a task that is often extremely important in industry. Not only to reduce ...
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 ...
Director who led Marshall Space Flight Center during Challenger disaster dead at 102
President Ronald Reagan immediately appointed a commission to investigate and report on the circumstances that led up to the ...
ISRO Develops Large Propellant Mixer for Rockets
SRIHARIKOTA: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully developed a powerful new propellant mixer for ...
Could Experimental Plasma Engine Rockets Get Us to Mars in 30 days?
Russia's state-owned Rosatom announced a prototype plasma engine which could speed up travel to other planets.
Russia Claims Developing Plasma Engine That Can Take You To Mars In One Month
Egor Biriulin, who works at Rosatom’s scientific institute in Troitsk, explained to a Russian newspaper per Gizmodo that this engine can speed up particles to an incredible 100 kilometers per second.