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NASA just swapped a 10-year-old Artemis II engine with one nearly twice its age
In its place, NASA installed E2061 into the Engine 4 position on the Artemis II core stage. This engine was the final one built for the shuttle. NASA certified the engine for flight in 2008, and it ...
Hypersonic 3,800mph ‘Stargazer’ jet could now blast from London to NYC in 1 hour after Nasa rocket engine upgrade
A HYPERSONIC jet could soar at thousands of miles an hour – slashing the flight time between London and New York to just over ...
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft hits a speed bump on the way to a metal asteroid
"Engineers with NASA’s Psyche mission are working to determine what caused a recent decrease in fuel pressure in the ...
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Neither hydrogen nor nuclear fusion – NASA and FGC Plasma Solutions are using this fuel of the future to improve energy efficiency
NASA and a startup called FGC Plasma Solutions are developing a technology that could completely change how jet engines work.
NASA Marshall fires up hybrid rocket motor to prep for moon landings
NASA's Artemis campaign will use human landing systems, provided by SpaceX and Blue Origin, to safely transport crew to and ...
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NASA's Lucy probe captures 1st close-up images of asteroid Donaldjohanson, revealing 'strikingly complicated geology'
"These early images of Donaldjohanson are again showing the tremendous capabilities of the Lucy spacecraft as an engine of ...
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NASA Spacecraft Runs Into Thruster Trouble En Route to Zillion-Dollar Asteroid
While the mission team could send the command to fire the engines back up, it's chosen to defer thrusting while engineers try to troubleshoot the pressure decrease, NASA said. "The mission design ...
Global first test success for NASA space power system
A spacecraft power system that combines the technological know-how of engineers and scientists at the University of Leicester ...
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NASA tests world’s first nuclear space power generator that runs on 5x cheaper fuel
A team of scientists and engineers from the University of Leicester and NASA Glenn Research Center is developing a new ...
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NASA's Lucy spacecraft captures images of peanut-shaped asteroid during 30,000 mph flyby
"These early images of Donaldjohanson are again showing the tremendous capabilities of the Lucy spacecraft as an engine of discovery," Tom Statler, program scientist for the Lucy mission at NASA ...
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NASA's Lucy spacecraft gets up-close look of strange peanut-shaped asteroid: See images
NASA officials believe that studying such space rocks in the ... “These early images of Donaldjohanson are again showing the tremendous capabilities of the Lucy spacecraft as an engine of discovery,” ...
Moon Dust Mayhem: How NASA’s Rocket Blasts Are Revolutionizing Lunar Landings
NASA is gearing up for lunar landings with Artemis by testing how powerful rocket exhausts from SpaceX and Blue Origin ...