Inside This SpaceX Billionaire’s Mission To Build A Fleet Of Outer Space Taxis

Tom Mueller built the rocket engines that gave Elon Musk outer space. Now, he's racing to create a fleet of cabs for the ...
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Russia unveils engine that could reach Mars in 30 days

While NASA pushes forward with its nuclear-powered engine concepts and researchers hunt for clever orbital shortcuts to slash ...
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NASA working to streamline development of nuclear electric propulsion demo mission

NASA announced plans March 24 to develop Space Reactor 1 (SR-1) Freedom, a mission to Mars demonstrating nuclear electric propulsion. Credit: NASA WASHINGTON — NASA is working on a streamlined ...

For satellites as small as a briefcase, getting around in space just got a whole lot easier

MIT engineers are testing a new propulsion system that combines the power and speed of conventional chemical thrusters with the precision and fuel-efficiency of electrical thrusters. The system could ...
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New plasma-powered rocket design could make solid motors restartable

Infusion of Nanosecond Pulsed Plasma Discharge into solid rocket motors may offer throttleable and restartable capabilities.