Research published this week in Science Advances shows that it may be possible to create rocket fuel that is much cleaner and safer than the hypergolic fuels that are commonly used... Read more
A ‘self-eating’ rocket engine which could place small satellites in orbit more easily and more affordably is under development at universities in Scotland and Ukraine In a paper pu... Read more
SpaceX isn’t the only private company racking up space firsts. Having successfully flown to space and completed a powered landing last November, Blue Origin’s New Shepa... Read more
EVERYTHING about space flight is superlative. Even relatively modest rockets are hundreds of feet high. The biggest (the Saturn V, which launched astronauts to the Moon) remains th... Read more
A greener fuel “less toxic than caffeine” could replace NASA’s dangerous hydrazine rocket propellant For decades, NASA has relied on an efficient but highly toxic... Read more
