As remarkable as SpaceX’s Starship rocket catch was, it represents but a single step on a long path to the Moon for NASA, and ...
The European Space Agency (ESA) faces a crossroads as it works to prepare flights of the Vega-C and Ariane 6 as early as this ...
NASA's Space Launch System is based on liquid hydrogen fuel and liquid oxygen oxidizer. Some rockets use hypergolic propellants, which spontaneously burn when combined, but most require ignition.
The "propellant transfer demonstration" falls under a NASA "Tipping Point ... transferring 10 metric tons of liquid oxygen between tanks within the Starship rocket. While Starship won't be ...
A towering propellant tank ... between the Defense Department, NASA and industry. In addition to launching classified ...
By early next year, SpaceX may be ready to have two of its Starships rendezvous in orbit for an ambitious refueling test that ...
Europa Clipper is designed to reach the Jupiter system in April 2030 and spend four years making close flybys of Europa, one of the most promising places in our solar system for the search for life ...
While Starship has garnered significant attention, leading many to assume that the United States — primarily through SpaceX — ...
In another busy week of launches, China launched three taikonauts to the Tiangong Space Station aboard a Chang Zheng rocket this week as part of the Shenzhou 19 mission. Additionally, both Russia and ...
Far more individuals have given their lives developing rocket technology ... dealing with “safe” propellants, such as the classic combination of kerosene and liquid oxygen.
A private Chinese space firm has successfully sent its liquid-propellant rocket into orbit, becoming one step closer to developing reusable rockets. On Sunday, Beijing Tianbing Technology Co ...
Early Sunday morning, SpaceX will try something no one has ever done before. If all goes according to plan, around seven minutes after lifting off from South Texas, the huge stainless steel booster ...