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A round trip to Mars – with our current technology – would take about two years: nine months to get there, three months of hangin’ out, waiting for the relative positions of Mars and Earth to line up closely again, then another nine months back. Howe I… Continue reading Pulsed plasma rocket promises a wild acceleration in space travel
The world’s first winged commercial spaceplane has arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, its final destination before its first mission to the International Space Station (ISS) later this year.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: … Continue reading World’s first commercial spaceplane in final stages before debut ISS flight
Reaching orbit around Earth is an incredibly difficult feat. It’s a common misconception that getting into orbit just involves getting very high above the ground — the real trick is …read more Continue reading Single-Stage-to-Orbit: The Launch Technology We Wish Was Real
The MIRA I, from German aerospace startup Polaris Raumflugzeuge, was traveling at approximately 105 mph (169 km/h) during takeoff when a “landing gear steering reaction” plus a side wind caused a “hard landing event,” rendering the space plane inoperab… Continue reading Groundbreaking spaceplane crashes before world-first aerospike rocket test
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