October 2019
Reusability is key to expanding future space launch business
...). New Shepard is powered by a liquid oxygen/liquid hydrogen engine, which is being adapted for use as the ...designing a lunar lander concept, which incorporates a liquid oxygen/liquid hydrogen engine to enable a soft landing. It has an interesting ...
April 2020
Is space poised to take another giant leap?
...offer a potentially far more cost-effective source of propellant (hydrogen and oxygen) to fuel a large crewed spacecraft to Mars.... Lunar scientists estimate that the amount of oxygen and hydrogen available in the exposed lunar crust could be enough to...
April 2020
Replacing hydrazine fuel with a greener alternative
...called AF-M315E, and proprietary bipropellant combinations of hydrogen peroxide combined with the hydrocarbon NHMF (non-toxic... supply, and only one supplier globally of the proprietary hydrogen peroxide-NHMF mix. This brings huge limitations to anyone...
May 2021
In-situ propellant design for Mars ascent vehicles
...used in hybrid rocket motors are dinitrogen tetroxide (N2O4), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), nitrous oxide (N2O), liquid oxygen (...duration missions due to its poor dehydrogenation kinetic and hydrogen storage efficiency. Diborane has the same features as ...
July 2021
Arecibo - an astounding legacy
... from Arecibo are impressive in their variety and importance. In yet another seminal study, an Arecibo survey of interstellar hydrogen, known by its acronym GALFA-HI, has revealed that the neutral gas is closely coupled to magnetic fields. This...
May 2022
Design architecture for 3D printing a lunar habitat
... sintering of regolith with the aim of producing infrastructure and building blocks for construction, and the extraction of hydrogen, oxygen and water as raw commodities. Terrestrial solar concentrators are heavy, not designed for shipping, assembly...
