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Mission Mars: Nuclear thermal propulsion could double efficiency of rockets
MIT master’s student Taylor Hampson is advancing research into nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP), thanks ...
L3Harris Technologies is selling a 60% stake in its space propulsion business to AE Industrial Partners for $845 million, ...
A new rocket propulsion technology demonstration has marked an important milestone, achieving “mainstage” or constant full-power performance for the first time. Called the Integrated Powerhead ...
Rocketdyne name to be revived after L3Harris sells part of rocket engine business to Boca-based firm
Boca-based AE Industrial Partners plans to revive the Rocketdyne name “in recognition of its heritage and longstanding innovation within space propulsion technology,” a news release said.
Astra today announced it has shipped 110 satellite engine systems since January 1, 2025, surpassing a key operating milestone set when the company went private in 2024. The achievement reflects a step ...
NASA plans to send crewed missions to Mars over the next decade – but the 140 million-mile (225 million-kilometer) journey to the red planet could take several months to years round trip. This ...
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Mars in 45 days is now real inside NASA’s wild nuclear rocket plan
Mars has always felt like a distant neighbor, reachable only after a long, risky cruise through deep space. Now engineers inside NASA are sketching a very different future, one where a nuclear powered ...
Ursa Major, America’s leading privately funded company focused solely on rocket propulsion, today announced an agreement with launch provider Vector Launch to support Vector’s recently awarded U.S.
Signalling the implementation of major aerospace projects in the new year, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) conducted five rocket engine tests on Thursday in Beijing and ...
Key opportunities in the rocket engine turbo pump market include the adoption of high-thrust systems, expansion of reusable ...
Going to the moon was one thing; going to Mars will be quite another. The distance alone is intimidating. While the moon is 238,855 miles away, the ...
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