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Green Propellant Infusion Mission Passes Spacecraft Integration Milestone
Oct 06, 2015 (SPX)
The propulsion subsystem for NASA's Green Propellant Infusion Mission has been integrated onto the spacecraft, moving the mission another major step toward sche...
Senior Air Force science exec visits rocket lab
Oct 06, 2015 (SPX)
Dr. David E. Walker visited the Air Force Research Laboratory facilities here at Edwards Sept. 23. Walker is a member of the Senior Executive Service and is res...
'Mars and Back on a Tank of Gas': NASA's Fuel Efficiency Record Smashed
Sep 22, 2015 (Sputnik)
Paddy Neumann, a University of Sydney doctoral student in Physics, has developed an ionic space drive that has demolished the record for fuel efficiency. NASA's...
First manned flight of NASA's Orion may be delayed to 2023
Sep 16, 2015 (AFP)
NASA's Orion spaceship, which is being built to one day carry astronauts to deep space, may not launch with crew on board until 2023, the US space agency said W...
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to launch from Cape Canaveral this decade
Sep 15, 2015 (AFP)
The commercial space race got a little more crowded Tuesday when the aerospace company Blue Origin, headed by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, said it will begin ...
United Launch Alliance Picks US Rocket Engine Over Rival Russian One
Sep 13, 2015 (Sputnik)
The US United Launch Alliance (ULA) and the Blue Origin company have signed a production deal that derails plans to provide a Russian engine for the US next-gen...
Aerojet Rocketdyne breaks ground for facility expansion
Sep 11, 2015 (UPI)
Aerojet Rocketdyne has officially broken ground on a project to expand its Camden, Ark., facility. The groundbreaking ceremony, attended by Arkansas Gov. Asa Hu...
Construction Begins on Test Version of Important Connection for SLS
Sep 10, 2015 (SPX)
Strong connection points between the stages of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) - the agency's advanced launch vehicle for exploration beyond Earth's orbit into...
NASA Funds Plasma Rocket Technology for Superfast Space Travel
Aug 26, 2015 (SPX)
Superfast journeys to Mars may be one big step closer for humanity, as NASA has sponsored a private company to develop a high-tech, plasma engine. Ad Astra Rock...
Green Propellant Infusion Mission Receives Propulsion System
Aug 25, 2015 (SPX)
NASA's Green Propellant Infusion Mission to develop a high-performance, low-toxicity fuel and propulsion system for spacecraft has passed a major milestone. A g...
Need for Speed: Star Trek Warp Drive is Within Our Grasp
Aug 24, 2015 (Sputnik)
Warp drive from Star Trek has its explanation in Einstein's theory of relativity, thus, it might be possible for humans to actually achieve it, an Australian as...
NASA Considers Using Old Water Tanks in New ISS Storage System
Aug 21, 2015 (SPX)
NASA's Space Shuttle program ended in 2011, with Atlantis having been the last American shuttle to fly into space in July 2011 as part of the 135th and final US...
Will Rockets Ever Be Reliable
Aug 20, 2015 (SPX)
It's a fact of life. Rockets sometimes fail. The curse of the rocketeer strikes all, regardless of size, type, nationality or purpose. The history of rocket fai...
Russia to Build New Medium-Class Carrier Rocket by 2022
Aug 19, 2015 (Sputnik)
The first flying prototype of the new Soyuz-5 carrier rocket could be built by 2022, Alexander Kirilin, general director of Samara-based Progress rocket and spa...
China tests carrier rocket's power system
Aug 19, 2015 (XNA)
Chinese scientists on Monday successfully tested the power system of a Long March-5 carrier rocket scheduled to serve the Chang'e-5 lunar mission around 2017. U...
Countdown to Deep Space Continues with Latest RS-25 Test
Aug 18, 2015 (SPX)
NASA's countdown to deep space continued today with a 535-second test of its Space Launch System (SLS) RS-25 rocket engine to collect engine performance data at...
RS-25 Engines: Meeting the Need for Speed
Aug 18, 2015 (SPX)
Rocket engines are among the most amazing machines ever invented. That's mainly because they have to do one of the most extreme jobs ever conceived - spacefligh...
China Tests New Rocket
Aug 18, 2015 (Sputnik)
It looks like the Chinese are going to the dark side of the moon, as their scientists have successfully tested the power system of a Long March-5 carrier rocket...
US to get second shipment of Russian RD-181 rocket engines later in 2015
Aug 14, 2015 (Sputnik)
The American satellite and rocket builder Orbital ATK Corporation is set to receive a second shipment of Russian-made RD-181 rocket engines for its Antares laun...
Ariane 6 and Vega C begin development
Aug 13, 2015 (ESA)
ESA has signed contracts for the development of the Ariane 6 new-generation launcher, its launch base and the Vega C evolution of the current small launcher. Th...
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