New Satellite Engine Could Use Earth’s Atmosphere as Fuel To Stay in Orbit Indefinitely
Fully Assembled RF Helicon-based Plasma Thruster. Credit: F. Romano A satellite engine that uses atmospheric gases as fuel…
NASA taps Georgia Tech for $10.5 million push to train workers
NASA taps Georgia Tech for $10.5 million push to train aerospace workers Above video: Your Monday headlines Click…
Hutto, Williamson County poised for $674M Blue Origin facility | Pflugerville – Hutto
Williamson County commissioners unanimously approved an economic development agreement Aug. 20 for Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’ space technology…
The Propellantless Spacecraft Technologies That Could Help Us Reach the Stars
A Soyuz-FG rocket launches from “Gagarin’s Start” (Site 1/5), Baikonur Cosmodrome. Credit: Bill Ingalls Future spacecraft may travel…
Scientists Built a Mars Rover That “Swims” Through Sand
The Mars rover with its innovative wheels, which can ‘swim’ through sand, modelled on a desert lizard. Credit:…
MIT’s New Dual-Mode Rocket System Could Send Tiny Satellites to Mars
These four flight unit electrospray thrusters were delivered by MIT Space Propulsion Laboratory to NASA for the upcoming…
Inside This SpaceX Billionaire’s Mission To Build A Fleet Of Outer Space Taxis
Tom Mueller is driving his candy green Porsche Taycan Turbo S the way he builds rocket engines: with…
Europe Just Unveiled a Serious Rival to SpaceX’s Starship
SpaceX Starship ignition during its launch on IFT-5. Credit: Steve Jurvetson A DLR analysis suggests Starship may define…
Future SpaceX Starship flights could cross Southern Arizona
Elon Musk’s Starship could one day streak through the skies above parts of Southern Arizona — and cause…
Kirigami-inspired parachutes with programmable reconfiguration
Zhai, Z., Wu, L. & Jiang, H. Mechanical metamaterials based on origami and kirigami. Appl. Phys. Rev. 8,…