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Rocket science got a bit more science-fiction-like as RocketStar announces it has successfully demonstrated a new ion drive that incorporates nuclear fusion. It’s not the sort of fusion that powers the Sun, but it does improve thrust by 50%.Continue Re… Continue reading Fusion drive space engine ready for flight
Want to see if SpaceX’s Starship steps up or blows up on its third orbital launch attempt? New Atlas gives you the lowdown on how to tune in and watch the action live as it happens today, beginning at 8:00am EDT.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, Science… Continue reading Starship is about to launch, watch with us live!
A revolutionary alternative to conventional rockets that uses controlled explosions has completed its first long-duration engine test as part of Venus Aerospace’s partnership with DARPA to develop a Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE).Continue Rea… Continue reading Video: Hypersonic rotating detonation engine in sustained test burn
SpaceX plans to regularly launch its monster Starship booster from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and to do so it will refurbish an Apollo-era launch site and also construct a new one, according to a new environmental impact statement.Continue Re… Continue reading Is Kennedy Space Center ready to withstand the power of Starship?
If a new rocket developed by University of Glasgow engineers seems to get smaller as it burns, your eyes aren’t playing tricks. It is. The new Ouroborous-3 (sic) rocket engine conserves fuel by eating itself as it burns.Continue ReadingCategory: Space,… Continue reading Self-devouring rocket cannibalizes itself for extra fuel
When the first US Moon landing mission since Apollo lifts off tomorrow, it will be launched into space by a new generation of rockets called Vulcan, which are powered by two methane engines and the longest single-segment solid rocket booster ever built… Continue reading US Moon mission to mark maiden flight of new Vulcan rocket
Maybe you do it out of respect for the dogs and parents of young children in the neighborhood. Or maybe you do it because they’re harmful to the environment, or …read more Continue reading 1D Fireworks Are Nice and Quiet
NASA has pushed forward a revolutionary new rocket technology at its Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Engineers at the facility fired the 3D-printed Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) for a record 251 seconds with 5,800 lb (2,… Continue reading NASA completes record sustained burn of revolutionary rocket engine
ESA’s next-generation Ariane 6 heavy rocket came another step closer to flight on November 23, 2023 as it completed a long-duration hot-fire test of the stacked booster’s Vulcain 2.1 engine at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.Continue Readin… Continue reading Ariane 6 rocket fires engine in dress rehearsal for launch
Startup Stoke Space has successfully completed a 15-second vertical launch/vertical landing test of its Hopper VTVL reusable rocket that is capable of atmospheric reentry and landing after acting as a launch vehicle second stage.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading Hopper2 test flight demonstrates advanced reusable rocket technology