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In an initiative that could lead to carbon-free space launches, scientists at the University of California, Riverside, are experimenting with ammonia borane (NH₃BH₃) as a substitute to conventional carbon-based chemical rocket fuels.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading High-energy boron-based fuels promise cleaner, greener space rockets
Airbus, in partnership with CFM International (a joint company of GE and Safran Aircraft Engines), is developing an A380 flying testbed called the ZEROe Demonstrator to examine how hydrogen combustion can be used to power turbofan jet engines.Continue … Continue reading Airbus building flying testbed to evaluate hydrogen combustion jet engine
Airbus, in partnership with CFM International (a joint company of GE and Safran Aircraft Engines), is developing an A380 flying testbed called the ZEROe Demonstrator to examine how hydrogen combustion can be used to power turbofan jet engines.Continue … Continue reading Airbus building flying testbed to evaluate hydrogen combustion jet engine
The Solar Orbiter spacecraft has captured a dramatic image of a giant eruption from the Sun. According to the European Space Agency, this is the largest solar prominence eruption ever observed with the full solar disk in a single image and, luckily, it… Continue reading Solar Orbiter snaps giant solar eruption in unprecedented image
Casio’s Pro Trek multi-function sports watch line has gone a bit greener with the introduction of the PRW-61, which features a case, case back, and strap made out of biomass plastics derived from castor seeds, corn, and similar raw materials.Continue R… Continue reading Casio makes new Pro Trek PRW-61 from more biodegradable biomass plastics
In 1952, Britain won the race to put the world’s first jet airliner into service by a comfortable margin, but it turned out to be a hollow victory. Disasters, delays, and an unlikely rival from across the Atlantic upended British ambitions and reshaped… Continue reading The Comet, the 707, and the disaster that shaped the Jet Age
Private spaceflight is gearing up for another milestone with news that Jared Isaacman, the founder and CEO of Shift4 and commander of the private Inspiration4 orbital mission, is planning three new private space missions that will include the first pri… Continue reading First private spacewalk scheduled for late 2022
It turns out the rocket that is predicted to impact the Moon on March 4 is not the second stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket after all, but the upper stage of a Chinese Long March 3C used to launch the Chang’e 5-T1 lunar flyby mission in 2014.Continue R… Continue reading Rocket heading for Moon collision was launched by China, not SpaceX
Though designed to study the Sun, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has scored a first by collecting the first images of the surface of Venus in visible light using its Wide-Field Imager (WISPR) while flying by the planet’s night side in 2020 and 2021.Continue… Continue reading Parker Solar Probe captures first visible light images of Venus
SpaceX has lost up to 40 satellites of its Starlink internet constellation due to a geomagnetic storm that is knocking them out of orbit. The satellites were part of a batch of 49 that were launched on February 3 and had not reached their operational a… Continue reading Solar storm deorbits up to 40 of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites