Mitchellflipped into News & PoliticsSpace The Rocket Engine That Proves Solar Thermal Propulsion Isn't Just a Crazy Theory verified_publisherPopular Mechanics - By Tim ChildersHello, interstellar travel. Engineers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory are prototyping a previously theoretical rocket design that could someday take spacecraft to interstellar...
Hades Heraldflipped into Science and TechEngines The Rocket Motor of the Future Breathes Air Like a Jet Engine WIRED - Daniel Oberhaus This theoretical engine could drastically reduce the cost of getting to space. Now two companies are trying to make it real. There’s a small airfield …
Mattflipped into Science and spaceAsteroids A rocket booster from the 1960s may have come back to haunt us bgr.com - Mike Wehner Everyone knows Earth has just one true Moon. You can see it most nights if you happen to have clear skies above your head, and it usually looks …
cjcombflipped into LoreSiriusXM SpaceX just launched a powerful Sirius XM satellite into orbit and nailed a rocket landing space.com - Amy Thompson CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched a veteran Falcon 9 rockets on its seventh trip to space Sunday (Dec. 13) to carry a massive radio satellite …
Gadi Migdalflipped into Future ForecastsEngines The rocket motor of the future “breathes” air like a jet engine verified_publisherArs Technica - Daniel Oberhaus, Wired.com This theoretical engine could drastically reduce the cost of getting to space. There's a small airfield about a two-hour drive north of Los Angeles …
Rolf Feyflipped into Meine Choice Of NewsFalcon 9 Cool footage shot from a helicopter shows SpaceX’s latest rocket launch verified_publisherDigital Trends - Trevor Mogg SpaceX successfully launched another Falcon 9 rocket for the International Space Station (ISS) on the morning of Sunday, December 6. The rocket and …
Falconflipped into EclecticaSpaceX Watch a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch and landing from a whole new vantage point verified_publisherCNET - Eric Mack Elon Musk's space company shares a new point of view on what it would be like to ride along on a quick trip toward space.
Digital Trendsflipped into Digital TrendsSpace Tourism Watch this Blue Origin rocket make a record seventh launch and landing verified_publisherDigital Trends - Trevor Mogg Blue Origin wrapped up another successful mission on Tuesday, in which it launched and landed a single booster for a record seventh time. Set up by …
AvatarRoryflipped into RORYSpaceX The US military and Elon Musk are planning a 7,500-mph rocket that can deliver weapons anywhere in the world in an hour verified_publisherBusiness Insider - Kate DuffyElon Musk's SpaceX and the US military plan to build a rocket capable of delivering 80 metric tons of cargo anywhere in the world in 60 minutes. Under a newly agreed contract, SpaceX will assess the costs...
Syd Barrettflipped into Blinded Me With Science Space NASA says a 1960s non-reusable rocket booster has returned Inverse - Mike Brown More than half a century after it launched from our planet, rocket booster may have returned to Earth's sphere of influence. NASA's Jet Propulsion …
Business Insiderflipped into TransportationRocket LabElon Musk and other competitors rushed to support Rocket Lab after the startup's founder apologized for losing 7 satellites verified_publisherBusiness Insider - Dave MosherIf Apple or Google ever launched a gadget product that failed, the last thing you might expect to see is either tech company publicly consoling the other. When it comes to the orbital rocket industry,...
Ars Technicaflipped into Ars TechnicaSpaceX NASA and SpaceX set new date for crew launch, explain Merlin engine issue verified_publisherArs Technica - Eric Berger "Rocketry is tough and requires a lot of attention to detail." NASA and SpaceX confirmed on Wednesday that they are targeting November 14 for the …
Larryflipped into Funni Stuff . . . or Just Sardonicism?Space A Rocket From 1966 Has Found Its Way Back to Earth’s Orbit WIRED - Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica More than 50 years after its course correction failure, Surveyor 2’s rocket booster seems to have reappeared. Fifty-four years ago, NASA launched the …
AvatarAJ !flipped into CONCEPT ! SPACE ! TECH . . .NASA Sorry, SpaceX. Watch This Week As NASA Pays $90 Million To Launch U.S. Astronaut On A Russian Rocket Forbes - Jamie CarterU.S. astronauts now fly to the International Space Station (ISS) from American soil, right? So why is a NASA astronaut about to blast-off to the ISS from Russia at a cost of over $90 million? Despite success...
Daily Mailflipped into Top StoriesSpaceX SpaceX is developing a rocket to deliver weapons for the US military dailymail.co.uk - Ian Randall A cargo-delivery rocket that can deliver weapons via space to anywhere in the globe within an hour is being developed by Elon Musk's SpaceX for the …
Quantum_Realityflipped into Space, Science, & TechnologyNASA NASA’s SLS rocket tore open like a tin can bgr.com - Mike Wehner NASA is headed back to the Moon. It plans to send astronauts back to the lunar surface by 2024 — though that date has always seemed a bit too …
Mattflipped into Science and spaceHydrogen A huge Delta IV Heavy rocket will launch a new US spy satellite overnight. Here's how to watch. space.com - Amy Thompson Update for Aug. 29 at 3:40 a.m. EDT: ULA scrubbed Thursday morning's launch attempt due to an issue with a ground pneumatics control system, and …
D Rflipped into Geopolitics, Future, GOD, War And Peace DronesAlabama rocket startup Aevum just unveiled the world's biggest drone — a 28-ton autonomous behemoth that may soon rocket verified_publisherBusiness Insider - Dave MosherAevum, a quiet, scrappy, and ambitious rocket-launch startup, unveiled the biggest drone in the world on Wednesday. Called Ravn X, the fully autonomous vehicle is 80 feet long, has a wingspan of 60 feet,...
Business Insiderflipped into Tech InsiderRocket Lab A 'very, very sneaky' problem doomed Rocket Lab's space mission on July 4, says CEO and founder Peter Beck verified_publisherBusiness Insider - Dave MosherAs Rocket Lab's six-story Electron vehicle thundered off a New Zealand launch pad on July 4, a pernicious electrical problem that would ultimately doom the vehicle began to set in. The private firm's worked...
Scottflipped into ROAD TRIP!SpaceX Starship Watch Elon Musk's Starship Rocket Go Out With A Boom Wile E. Coyote Style verified_publisherThe Drive - Brett Tingley Today's explosive trial of the SpaceX Starship prototype was considered a success according to the company's rapid development through testing …
Space.comflipped into SpaceXStarlink SpaceX scrubs Starlink satellite launch on record 7th flight of a Falcon 9 rocket space.com - Tariq Malik SpaceX called off the launch of its next Starlink satellite fleet late Sunday (Nov. 22), delaying a potentially record-setting flight for the …
Lyndan Britneyflipped into MoneyBoeing Boeing Has a Delta IV Rocket Problem verified_publisherThe Motley Fool - Rich Smith ULA has aborted the launch of its latest Boeing Delta IV Heavy rocket five times in a row. Is quality becoming an issue? -- Tory Bruno (@torybruno) …