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Brazil Just Tested Its Largest Rocket Motor Ever, for Experiments at Hypersonic Speeds
Brazil Just Tested Its Largest Rocket Motor Ever, for Experiments at Hypersonic Speeds

11 Oct 2021, 04:54 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Brazil successfully tested its largest rocket motor ever built, an innovative motor that will power a European rocket for scientific hypersonic experiments.

 
Next-Generation Polar-Orbiting Weather Satellite Gets Ready for Space Launch
Next-Generation Polar-Orbiting Weather Satellite Gets Ready for Space Launch

8 Oct 2021, 09:32 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The most advanced weather satellite just got its rocket propulsion system, a highly-efficient one, on its way to the upcoming launch in 2024

 
Orion Spaceship Service Module Gears Up for Its Trans-Atlantic Journey
Orion Spaceship Service Module Gears Up for Its Trans-Atlantic Journey

7 Oct 2021, 00:04 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA’s next-generation Orion space capsule is one step closer to its first journey around the Moon as one of its key components is heading its way

 
Lockheed-Martin Opens Facility to Build Hypersonic Cruise Missiles of the Future
Lockheed-Martin Opens Facility to Build Hypersonic Cruise Missiles of the Future

5 Oct 2021, 19:29 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The Advanced Hypersonic Strike Production Facility is soon to be officially christened Missile Assembly Building Four (MAB 4)

 
Honda Is Working on Air Taxis, Plans to Develop Robots and Reusable Rockets Too
Honda Is Working on Air Taxis, Plans to Develop Robots and Reusable Rockets Too

2 Oct 2021, 04:52 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / On Thursday, September 30th, Honda announced plans to look beyond the automotive industry. The company aims to develop eVTOLs, robots and rockets

 
Honda Working on Reusable Rocket, Avatar Robot to Eliminate “Constraints of Time”
Honda Working on Reusable Rocket, Avatar Robot to Eliminate “Constraints of Time”

30 Sep 2021, 11:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Honda officially confirmed it is working on a reusable rocket for satellite delivery to Earth orbit, also on a multi-fingered robot

 
1961 Oldsmobile 88 Is a Stylish Survivor, Hides Modern Surprise Under the Hood
1961 Oldsmobile 88 Is a Stylish Survivor, Hides Modern Surprise Under the Hood

29 Sep 2021, 20:40 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Engine swap aside, the 1961 Olds looks as good as they get inside and out, sporting a "mostly" original paint and interior

 
NASA's Lucy Spacecraft Is Gearing Up to Explore the Trojan Asteroids Up-Close
NASA's Lucy Spacecraft Is Gearing Up to Explore the Trojan Asteroids Up-Close

29 Sep 2021, 00:38 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA is preparing to launch its Lucy spacecraft to study the Trojans, ancient objects that might hold clues about how the solar system has formed

 
Atlas V Rocket Launches With NASA's Earth-Monitoring Landsat 9 Satellite
Atlas V Rocket Launches With NASA's Earth-Monitoring Landsat 9 Satellite

28 Sep 2021, 00:20 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / On Monday, September 27th, the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket took off from Vandenberg Space Force Base with NASA's Landsat 9 Earth-monitoring satellite

 
New Metal-Free CFRP Rocket Tank Can Survive Cryogenic Fuels, And That’s Huge
New Metal-Free CFRP Rocket Tank Can Survive Cryogenic Fuels, And That’s Huge

26 Sep 2021, 08:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Europeans are working on a new design for rocket fuel tanks that uses only carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) and no metal lining

 
Rocket Lab Set to Launch Astroscale Satellite, Will Demo New Space Debris Removal Tech
Rocket Lab Set to Launch Astroscale Satellite, Will Demo New Space Debris Removal Tech

23 Sep 2021, 19:22 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Rocket Lab's Electron rocket will carry Astroscale's ADRAS-J satellite into orbit. Once deployed, the satellite will demo new space debris removal tech

 
NASA Will Land VIPER Next to the Moon's South Pole With Help From SpaceX Falcon-Heavy
NASA Will Land VIPER Next to the Moon's South Pole With Help From SpaceX Falcon-Heavy

21 Sep 2021, 07:43 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / The preparations for landing on the Moon's South Pole are rushing for the NASA scientists who are trying to find water and other resources

 
World’s First Copper 3D Printed Aerospike Engine Boosts Next-Gen Rocket Performance
World’s First Copper 3D Printed Aerospike Engine Boosts Next-Gen Rocket Performance

13 Sep 2021, 08:37 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Next-generation rockets must be able to perform better and carry heavier loads, and this groundbreaking engine concept makes that possible

 
Rocket League Debuts All-New 2021 NFL Fan Pass, Brings Back Gridiron Mode
Rocket League Debuts All-New 2021 NFL Fan Pass, Brings Back Gridiron Mode

8 Sep 2021, 17:58 UTC · By: Cosmin Vasile / The new NFL Fan Pass launches on September 9, the same day as the NFL Kickoff between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Dallas Cowboys

 
Cargo Company Lets You Commute Passengers Between Planets, Out Now on PC
Cargo Company Lets You Commute Passengers Between Planets, Out Now on PC

3 Sep 2021, 23:24 UTC · By: Cosmin Vasile / A better-looking version of the free-to-play OpenTTD transport simulation tycoon game, Cargo Company still has a long way to go

 
Astra Rocket Has a Scary Launch, Takes Off Sideways and Still Manages to Fly Over Alaska
Astra Rocket Has a Scary Launch, Takes Off Sideways and Still Manages to Fly Over Alaska

30 Aug 2021, 04:08 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / On Saturday, August 28th, Astra's rocket should've carried a test payload for the U.S. Space Force to orbit, bit it failed to reach space.

 
Xogdor Is Not Some Lord of the Rings Character, But a New Reusable Rocket
Xogdor Is Not Some Lord of the Rings Character, But a New Reusable Rocket

26 Aug 2021, 09:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Masten Space Systems working on the sixth reusable rocket of its fleet, called Xogdor, plans to launch it as soon as 2023

 
Japan Tests Explosion-Powered Rocket for the First Time in Space, Is a Success
Japan Tests Explosion-Powered Rocket for the First Time in Space, Is a Success

19 Aug 2021, 23:40 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / For the first time, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has successfully demonstrated the efficiency of a rotating detonation engine in space.

 
U.S. Navy Obliterates Vessel With Naval Strike Missiles During Large Scale Exercise
U.S. Navy Obliterates Vessel With Naval Strike Missiles During Large Scale Exercise

18 Aug 2021, 11:15 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / On August 15th, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps successfully tested its NMESIS ground-based anti-ship system during Large Scale Exercise 21.

 
Thirty-Year-Old W88 Nuclear Warhead Finally Gets Upgraded, Is Now Ready to Fire
Thirty-Year-Old W88 Nuclear Warhead Finally Gets Upgraded, Is Now Ready to Fire

17 Aug 2021, 08:44 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / The nuclear deterrent of the U.S. is now smarter and more reliable, with the W88 nuclear warhead receiving major updates, after 10 years of development.