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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.
Scientists Are Getting Closer to a Better Source of Rocket Fuel: Good Ol’ Water
Eco-friendly alternatives to fossil fuels are venturing beyond Earth—and into space.
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket Reaches Orbit on Debut Flight
During the twilight of Thursday morning, at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, the 320-foot tall rocket’s seven BE-4 engines ignited liquid oxygen and liquid methane propellant to ...
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Sierra Space Completes Test Campaign on Next Generation Vortex 35,000 lbf Fuel-Rich LOX LH2 Engine
In 2023, Sierra Space announced the VR35K-A had completed engine component testing, which allowed the company to advance to the full engine hot fire testing campaign. Next, Sierra Space will continue ...
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SpaceX Starship explosion likely caused by propellant leak, Elon Musk says
(Starship's Raptor engines are powered by liquid oxygen and liquid methane ... Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more! Related: SpaceX catches ...
Here’s what NASA would like to see SpaceX accomplish with Starship this year
SpaceX plans to launch the seventh full-scale test flight of its massive Super Heavy booster and Starship rocket Thursday ...
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Rocket Report: Starship experiences a RUD; Blue Origin nails its debut launch
This was the fifth Jielong-3 (or Smart Dragon-3) solid propellant ... to a Falcon 9 rocket, and the second stage, which has a novel metallic heat shield and engine design, will also land back ...
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Solid Rocket Motors Market worth $10.00 billion by 2029 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets
DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Jan. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Solid rocket motors market is valued at USD 6.79 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 10.00 billion by 2029, at a CAGR of 8.1% from ...
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Nuclear Reactor Test Requirements Put DRACO Launch Plans On Hold
The 2027 launch date for the Demonstration Rocket ... gas propellant, which is exhausted to produce thrust. A follow-on operational engine would replace helium with more energetic liquid hydrogen ...
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Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactor Fuel That Could Take Humans To Mars Tested At NASA Facility
"NTP systems work by pumping a liquid propellant, most likely hydrogen ... three times more efficient than conventional chemical rocket engines," Back continued. "We are excited to continue ...
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Presidential awards spotlight naval research excellence
An alternative energy mechanical engineer, two aerospace engineers, and a corrosion research engineer received the highest ...
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Highlights: Blue Origin’s New Glenn reaches orbit on maiden voyage
At 9 p.m. ET, Blue Origin confirmed the rocket was being loaded with propellant ... engines designed to operate in the vacuum of space. Around 30 minutes later, Blue Origin begins loading liquid ...