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The vast majority of model rockets go vaguely up and float vaguely downwards without a lot of control. However, [newaysfactory] built a few rockets that were altogether more precise in …read more Continue reading Rocket Roll Control, The Old Fashioned Way
Australia is known for great beaches, top-tier coffee, and a laidback approach to life that really doesn’t square with all the rules and regulations that exist Down Under. What it …read more Continue reading Australia’s Space Program Finally Gets Off The Pad, But Only Barely
The aerospike engine holds great promise for spaceflight, but for various reasons, has remained slightly out of reach for decades. But thanks to Leap 71, the technology has moved one …read more Continue reading Generatively-Designed Aerospike Test Fired
As we watched the latest SpaceX Starship rocket test end in a spectacular explosion, we might have missed the news from Japan of a different rocket passing a successful test. …read more Continue reading There’s A New Reusable Rocket, And It’s A Honda
The list of countries to achieve their own successful orbital space launch is a short one, almost as small as the exclusive club of states that possess nuclear weapons. The …read more Continue reading Australia’s Steady March Towards Space
When it comes to space exploration, we often think of billion-dollar projects—NASA’s Artemis missions, ESA’s Mars rovers, or China’s Tiangong station. Yet, a group of U.S. students at USC’s Rocket …read more Continue reading Aftershock II: How Students Shattered 20-Year Amateur Rocket Records
In a feat that can only be described as legendary, and after many months and a catastrophic setback, Polaris Spaceplanes has finally accomplished something that’s never been done before: lit the fuse of an aerospike rocket in flight.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading World’s first successful aerospike rocket flight test
Rocket Lab is making innovative strides in space travel with the Neutron medium payload rocket – namely, it’s the largest composite rocket ever made. Initially, hundreds of layers and thousands of square feet of carbon fiber were laid onto a mold by ha… Continue reading World’s largest carbon fiber Neutron rocket is 3D printed
The most abundant metal known to man is iron. It’s everywhere. Not just on Earth, but in space as well. Astro engineers have just figured out how to use iron – or nearly any metal for that matter – as plasma rocket fuel.Continue ReadingCategory: Space,… Continue reading Super Magdrive rocket thrusters run on heavy metal
Blue Origin has conducted the first hot-fire static test of the fully integrated second stage of the company’s New Glenn orbital rocket. The 15-second test took place on September 23, 2024 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.Continue R… Continue reading Watch: Second stage of New Glenn rocket completes hot-fire test