There’s an old problem in Star Wars that I refer to as “R2’s Rockets.” InRevenge of the SithR2-D2 uses built-in rocket boosters to fly, a skill that would have come in handymanytimes in the original trilogy but which he inexplicably never uses. The “R2 Rocket” problem is on...
ULA conducted a second launch of its Vulcan Centaur rocket last week, which the company declared a success despite an issue with one of its solid rocket boosters. Jeff Foust reports on that launch as well as efforts to get it, and two other new rockets, flying more frequently.Monday, Octob...
Though playing a two-dimensional version of Rocket League sounds like it could rob the game of the fundamentals of its skill-based play, the reality is that flattening the game worksperfectly. In the 3D game, Rocket League is about controlling the space, using rocket boosters to chase the ba...
movies, and websites. Orbiter 2016 is an educational experience with beautiful graphics, practically a dynamic coffee-table space book—with rocket engines. Kerbal Space Program has a playful vibe and a somewhat
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One of the solid-rocket boosters on the side of the SLS, emblazoned with "NASA".(Image credit: Ian Stokes) One of the connection points for the SLS rocket and the tower.(Image credit: Ian Stokes) The Orion spacecraft and adapter section.(Image credit: Ian Stokes) ...
(it actually takes days to get a shuttle hooked up to a new external tank and rocket boosters and then get rolled out to the launch pad). And then get a load of this: Pilot Lee Majors is insistent that the entire crew stay aboard to the end, stewardesses included, but oops, when ...
Large Launch BoostersFuel AdditivesRegression RateA hybrid rocket motor combines components from both solid fuel and liquid fuel rocket motors. The fuel itself is a solid grain, (often paraffin or hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene, known as HTPB) while the oxidizing agent is liquid (often hydrogen ...
That particular rocket booster has not made another trip into space, as it currently adorns the front lot of SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif., but several Falcon 9 rocket boosters have now made multiple trips to space and back. Currently, SpaceX has fou...
1 of 202Prev Next CNN — Here is a look back at the events of 2022. Notable US Events January 3 - The US Food and Drug Administration expands the emergency use authorization for Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine boosters to children ages 12 to 15. On January 5, the CDC updates its ...