For decades, an engine concept known as aerospike has been an elusive rival to the traditional bell-nozzle rocket. Although capable of delivering higher payloads while decreasing overall rocket weight, aerospike engines have never been seriously tested on the launchpad. The Germany military is putt...
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This is the third test flight of the starship. The purpose of the third flight test includes: combustion of the rising stages of the rocket, opening and closing of the payload compartment doors of the starship, demonstration of propellant transfer during the glide phase of the starship, restarti...
the China Manned Space Engineering Office announced that after public selection, the name of the new aircraft for China's manned lunar exploration mission was determined, the new generation of manned spacecraft was named "Mengzhou",
Jeff Foust reviews a book that charts the company’s rise while raising concerns about its future.Monday, October 14, 2024 Gaining confidence in new launch vehicles ULA conducted a second launch of its Vulcan Centaur rocket last week, which the company declared a success despite an issue with ...
See the evolution of SpaceX's Falcon rocket family and future spaceships for astronauts in pictures here.
N. A. Sytenko designs a solid-propellant anti-aircraft rocket featuring clusters of five and six rockets.1910 Halley Comet makes spectacular appearance during its close encounter with the Earth, inspiring an interest in space among many, including future German rocket pioneer Johannes Winkler. A ...
The future of the rocket has yet to be fully defined, but after today’s flight, the Falcon Heavy may soon have some ambitious work to do. Update February 6th, 6:45 PM ET: This post has been updated to reflect that the center core did not land on the autonomous ship as intended. ...
Building a Rocket in 60 Days: The Future of 3D Printing in Aerospace Early on, the company found that additive manufacturing was a limiting technology as the largest metal 3D printers could only produce parts around one cubic foot in total size. With some of the Terran 1’s parts around 20...
000 pounds to lower earth orbit, with an upper echelon of nearly 300,000 pounds. The rocket is designed to send astronauts to the moon to build a lunar base. However, this massive rocket has a hefty cost per launch, and its expendable nature leads to concerns for its future in the ...