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New nuclear fuel withstands 4,220°F heat, will fly rockets to Mars in just 45 days
General Atomic's new nuclear fuel was subjected to the maximum heat of a reactor for 20 minutes in the latest tests.
The Starbase rocket testing facility is permanently changing the landscape of southern Texas
If there is a leader in the aerospace industry, SpaceX is it. The company's Crew Dragon and Cargo Dragon spacecrafts are the ...
Lunar lander designed by Cedar Park-based company completes successful first burn
Cedar Park-based Firefly Aerospace says that "Blue Ghost" has successfully completed its first burn. This means that they used the engines and thrusters to change the spacecraft's speed and direction, ...
Exploring Earth’s Edge: How NASA’s TES-22 Is Tackling Space Debris and the Thermosphere
NASA's TES-22 CubeSat launched with tech that speeds up satellite deorbiting to clear space debris. It carries technology to ...
SpaceX’s fiery Starship explosion put on a fantastic show but delayed and diverted flights
Falling debris from the SpaceX Starship explosion yesterday created what looked like a meteor shower, or a colorful fireworks ...
Bill Gates-Backed Stoke Space Lands $260 Million to Build Out a Fully Reusable Rocket
Stoke Space just landed $260 million to disrupt the reusable rocket industry. The Kent, Washington-based rocket launch ...