NASA says Boeing-built SLS moon rocket is ‘essential’ as company warns of layoffs
NASA responded to news that Boeing aims to lay off up to 400 workers from its Space Launch System program. The SLS rocket ...
Russian scientists develop plasma engine prototype promising Mars trips in 30-60 days
Russia's State Atomic Energy Corporation, Rosatom, recently developed a new spacecraft engine with impressive specifications. It far surpasses the capabilities of traditional chemical rocket engines, ...
Scientists Are Getting Closer to a Better Source of Rocket Fuel: Good Ol’ Water
Eco-friendly alternatives to fossil fuels are venturing beyond Earth—and into space.
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NASA and General Atomics test nuclear fuel for future moon and Mars missions
NASA and General Atomics tested the fuel by exposing it to temperatures up to 3,000 Kelvin (4,940 Fahrenheit or 2,727 Celsius ...
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NASA Successfully Tests Nuclear Fuel for Faster Mars Missions
NASA and its partners have successfully tested a nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) fuel that could revolutionize deep-space ...
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EMI-EMC Qualification of the NASA SWOT Mission Using High Fidelity Modeling
Abstract: Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) is a complex satellite with multiple high-power transmitters and highly sensitive receivers. A pivotal feature is the Ka-band interferometer, ...
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AI-driven performance prediction model to advance space electric propulsion technology?
A research team presents an AI assessor for Hall-effect ion thrusters, the engines of satellites and space probes.
Sonic booms: SpaceX launch recap of Maxar 3 Worldview Legion mission from NASA's KSC
Live updates from Tuesday's SpaceX Maxar 3 mission that launched a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center and ...
Blue Origin mission simulates moon gravity
Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket and spacecraft completed its moon-gravity mission, but the capsule appeared to have a slight ...