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NASA is building a new engine to send astronauts to Mars
In March, NASA revealed plans for SR-1 (Space Reactor-1 Freedom), a nuclear-powered spacecraft concept designed to make Mars ...
A prototype ion engine that uses lithium vapor as a propellant has aced its first tests, achieving 25 times more power than ...
Astrobotic fires next-generation 'rotating detonation rocket engine' in record-breaking test (video)
Rotating detonation rocket engines (RDREs) work differently from conventional designs. Typical rocket engines rely on a ...
There has been only one mission of the Artemis program to date, an uncrewed test flight of the Orion spacecraft that was conducted back in 2022. Judging this solely from this perspective, you could be ...
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Russian scientists build plasma engine that could reach Mars in 30 days, leaving SpaceX’s Starship looking obsolete
Russian researchers are testing a new plasma propulsion system that may accelerate future missions to Mars, reducing travel time from months to just one or two. The engine, developed by Rosatom’s ...
Jeff Thornburg helped turn a government research project into SpaceX’s most powerful rocket engine. Now, he’s trying to do the same thing at his startup Portal Space Systems, which is taking an idea ...
Rotating detonation rocket engines work differently than traditional rockets to maximize thrust while using less fuel—an ...
ISRO is in advanced talks with Russia's Roscosmos to procure semi-cryogenic engines, aiming to boost the LVM3 launch ...
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