we’ll dive in and get plenty of nitty gritty details… we’ll leave no stone unturned and by the end of this articlehopefully you’ll have a strong grasp of how rocket engines work, the different versions of liquid fueled rocket engines, why methane is a valid choice for fuel, and you...
SpaceX’s latest rocket, Starship, is currently being developed in Boca Chica, Texas or Starbase. Starship makes use of a new engine, the Raptor, as Starship uses Methane rather than RP-1 as a fuel. This use of Methane is essential, as SpaceX’s goal is for Starship to be the vehicl...
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A recycled SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts has arrived at the International Space Station (ISS). It's the third time Elon Musk's company has delivered astronauts for NASA. The Crew Dragon capsule docked autonomously with the station 420 kilometers above the Indian Ocean, a da...
SpaceX’s huge privately-funded rocket, made of shiny stainless steel, will be the most powerful ever to fly. The thrust from the 33 main engines on the first stage will double the power output of NASA’s Saturn 5 moon rocket and the Space Launch System, which took the title of most ...
Starships are expected to launch thousands of Starlinks after the rocket is operational. Among the other upgrades were smaller stabilizing fins, repositioned to reduce their exposure to re-entry heating, an improved propulsion avionics system, redesigned fuel feed lines and a 25% increase in ...
The Falcon 9 was also the first rocket to perfect propulsive landing, but it's not a big vehicle. To reach distant, exotic locales like Mars and the far side of the Moon, you need something with a little more oomph. That's the SpaceX Starship. SpaceX's mega-rocket is still in deve...
SpaceX has begun fueling the rocket's second stage with its liquid oxygen propellant as fuel loading continues. September 10, 2024 at 4:41 PM Crew Access Arm retracted for launch, crew closes suit visors (Image credit: SpaceX) The bridge-like Crew Access Arm has been retracted clear of...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft was launched on Wednesday on a way to bring worms, liquid fuel and other new experiments to the International Space Station. The spacecraft, riding on a Falcon 9 rocket, lifted off at 1:16 p.m. EST at the Launch Complex 40...
SpaceX is super-cooling its rocket fuel colder than anyone else— and why that could be a problemGene KimJessica Orwig