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Scientists develop a greener, catalyst-free rocket thruster to power the next generation of spacecraft

An experimental green rocket thruster successfully ignited at room temperature using electricity instead of a preheated ...
Phys.org

Rocket propellant tanks for NASA's Artemis III mission take shape

As NASA works to develop all the systems needed to return astronauts to the moon under its Artemis campaign for the benefit of all, the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket will be responsible for ...
Ars Technica

Fuel supply is a bottleneck for Starship—here’s how SpaceX will get around it

If SpaceX is going to fly Starships as often as it wants to, it’s going to take more than rockets and launch pads. First, there’s the sprawling factory that SpaceX has constructed at its Starbase ...
Ars Technica

Rocket Report: SpaceX to make its own propellant; China’s largest launch pad

Welcome to Edition 8.02 of the Rocket Report! It’s worth taking a moment to recognize an important anniversary in the history of human spaceflight next week. Fifty years ago, on July 15, 1975, NASA ...
Mashable

SpaceX says refueling its Starship in space won't be scary

SpaceX will be responsible for getting NASA's astronauts to the lunar surface with a human-landing system version of Starship. Credit: SpaceX When SpaceX rolls Starship to the launchpad this year for ...
SpaceNews

Voyager wins DARPA contract for solid rocket propellant technology

WASHINGTON — The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded Voyager Technologies a $16.5 million contract to continue development of a solid rocket motor thrust-control technology designed to ...