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Rolls-Royce gave us a glimpse of the nuclear future of next-generation spacecraft and Moon bases when it unveiled a mock-up of its Space Micro-Reactor Concept Model at the UK Space Conference in Belfast, which ran between November 21 to 31, 2023.Contin… Continue reading Rolls-Royce unveils mock-up of future Moon reactor
Rolls-Royce has taken a major green step, announcing that not only has its giant UltraFan demo jet engine been run at full power on 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), but tests have proven all its current civilian engines are compatible with 100% SA… Continue reading Rolls-Royce cranks world’s largest jet engine up to maximum power
Rolls-Royce has taken a major green step, announcing that not only has its giant UltraFan demo jet engine been run at full power on 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), but tests have proven all its current civilian engines are compatible with 100% SA… Continue reading Rolls-Royce cranks world’s largest jet engine up to maximum power
Under a UK Space Agency contract, Bangor University in Wales is developing a new nuclear fuel for the Rolls-Royce micro reactors that will power future crewed lunar outposts by 2030.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Moon, Nuclear, Rolls Royce Continue reading Bangor University to develop tiny nuclear fuel for future Moon bases
Rolls-Royce has completed the first ground tests on its massive UltraFan engine, claiming it’s at least 10% more efficient than any other large aero engine in service today. This carbon/titanium beauty will roll out on airliners in the 2030s.
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Continue reading World’s largest and most efficient aircraft engine aces first tests
The UK Space Agency has awarded Rolls-Royce a £2.9-million (US$3.5-million) contract to develop a demonstrator modular nuclear reactor that could be installed on the Moon by 2029 to support permanent human outposts on the lunar surface.Continue Reading… Continue reading Rolls-Royce to build nuclear reactor for future Moon base by 2029
If you were to name one of the most famous individual road cars in the world, what would it be? If you’re British and of a Certain Age, then it’s …read more Continue reading 27 Litres And 12 Cylinders, With A Practical Station Wagon Body
At NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, Rolls-Royce has begun testing of the F130 jet dual-engine pods that will power the US Air Force’s B-52H Stratofortress heavy bomber fleet for the remainder of its service life into the 2050s.Continue Readi… Continue reading Rolls-Royce begins testing of last engines for the US B-52 fleet
Rolls-Royce says it’s finished building the first demonstrator for its massive UltraFan engine, which will eventually hit the skies in airliners to be developed in the 2030s. Testing begins soon, with expectations of a 25% leap in efficiency.Continue R… Continue reading World’s largest aircraft engine is fully operational and ready to test
Rolls-Royce has edged the era of clean aviation a little closer to take-off with the successful testing of a modern jet engine using hydrogen as fuel. The test is described as a landmark achievement and an important step in the decarbonization of the i… Continue reading Rolls-Royce fires up its first hydrogen jet engine