October 2023
Space architecture on Earth
...system (rail or land); access transport (air, sea or rail); fuel tanks; fuelling facilities - pipes, pumps and hoses; high masts for .... Russia’s Proton rocket, for example, used hydrazine fuels, not only dangerous to handle at launch, but poisonous...
September 2024
Hypersonics and the route to orbit
...focus of SES is “crafting the lightest, reusable, multi-fuel propulsion system designed to optimise engine performance, with a commitment...successfully testing its turbo-ramjet using a range of fuels, including hydrogen. The company has also developed ...
14 August 2016
Sixth successful landing for Space X rocket
...Delivering cargo into a geostationary transfer orbit uses up a lot of fuel during take off and it also requires a lot of speed. ...aluminum-lithium alloy tanks containing liquid oxygen and rocket fuel, would be subject to extreme velocities and re-entry...
19 November 2018
Kepler officially retires after receiving final "goodnight" commands
...that its hugely successful spacecraft had run out of fuel and therefore, this once cutting-edge satellite could ... stars up to more than 500,000. Up until it ran out of fuel, Kepler continued to gather data and some of the most recent analyses of its...
09 October 2019
The first satellite servicing spacecraft launches successfully
... will take over propulsion and attitude control for the ailing satellite and its xenon-fed, fuel-efficient ion thrusters will nudge the 901 satellite towards a new lower inclination operating post at 27.5 degrees...
10 June 2020
New map boosts chances of finding water on the Moon
... for nearly 1,640 Metric Tons (MT) of propellant per year on the lunar surface.” With so much demand for fuel alone, the private and public sector are scrambling to understand how much water is actually present on the...
