July 2020
Inspiring the next generation into STEM
...aspirations. “Our data seem to reveal that school students like science but very few aspire to be scientists or engineers,” Prof Archer explains. “By age 17-18, over 80 percent of students agreed that ‘scientists do valuable work’ and over 85 percent...
September 2024
Hypersonics and the route to orbit
... this is really just the ‘headline promise’ of all proposed crew-rated hypersonic vehicles. More immediately, Space Engine Systems is looking at the potential of its point-to-point technology demonstrator, HELLO-1X, which could transform global organ...
July 2014
X-51A Waverider, hypersonics, and the potential of airbreathing engines
...ve times the speed of sound. The X-51A vehicles were built by The Boeing Company, each powered by a unique engine called a ‘scramjet’, which was in turn constructed by the Rocketdyne Corporation1, burning a relatively conventional jet fuel. Scramjets...
23 October 2017
Space race ramps up between Blue Origin and SpaceX
... double that amount, $67.3 million, under the jointly funded program. Prior to the contract in January, development of the engine was funded exclusively by SpaceX, however since the contract was signed, development has begun on a prototype upper...
18 December 2017
Prometheus to power future European launchers
... a contract last week to develop a full-scale demonstrator of its new ultra-low cost reusable rocket engine known as Prometheus; an engine that is set to power Europe’s future launchers. Prometheus stands for Precursor Reusable Oxygen METHan cost...
01 December 2021
SpaceX risks bankruptcy due to Raptor problems, says Musk
...bankruptcy" if issues surrounding the production of the Raptor engines that power SpaceX’s Starship vehicle cannot be resolved. The...lack of progress in developing and manufacturing the powerful engines, CNBC reported last week. The leadership shake-up...
