Among them are redesigned forward flaps on the upper-stage Starship, new heat-resistant tile layouts and improved propulsion ... rocket at its launch tower. One patron wore an olive-drab T-shirt ...

Among them are redesigned forward flaps on the upper-stage Starship, new heat-resistant tile layouts and improved propulsion ... rocket at its launch tower. One patron wore an olive-drab T-shirt ...

While prototypes of water-powered rocket thrusters and engines have been developed before, and a few have succeeded in launching CubeSats, water has not yet been used as a propellant on a large scale.

Through its WET (Water-Based Electric Thrusters) Project, the University of Bologna will be developing a new electric thruster for rockets that is propelled by water being turned into plasma through ...

The best, in fact, the only, candidate for this is the Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) system or nuclear rocket. First conceived of in 1945, this is a rocket that replaces burning chemical fuel ...

Rocket Lab launched 16 rockets in 2024, 60% more than the 10 it launched in 2023. Rival SpaceX launched far more rockets -- 138 -- but its growth rate from 2023 was slower. Fully-loaded Rocket Lab ...

DETROIT, Jan. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Rocket Companies (NYSE: RKT), the Detroit-based fintech platform company consisting of mortgage, real estate and personal finance businesses, today announced ...

Credit: OroraTech WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab announced Jan. 22 a contract to launch a set of wildfire-monitoring satellites for German company OroraTech on a short turnaround. Rocket Lab said it ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Simulations of electric ion thrusters have been validated through experiments, addressing challenges in predicting thruster lifespan due to chamber wall effects ...

The craft is designed to provide critical functions like power, communications, propulsion, and attitude control to another spacecraft. Rocket Lab gets a new price target Analysts at Citi recently ...

German launch startup Rocket Factory Augsburg has taken a step towards a first launch by gaining a first-ever license to vertically launch an orbital rocket from mainland Europe. German launch ...