April 2025
South Korea’s rising rocket star
...on a hybrid first stage, using paraffin as the fuel and liquid oxygen (LOx) as the oxidiser, and a methane-LOx upper stage. ... on a hybrid first stage, using paraffin as the fuel and liquid oxygen (LOx) as the oxidiser, and a methane-LOx upper stage On...
April 2025
Catapult to orbit - will David finally defeat Goliath?
...“Interestingly, I was contacted by a guy who is interested in using our system on the Moon. His argument was that oxygen is going to be an abundant by-product of lunar industry and could be used in our gas driver. My historical position is that gases...
November 2025
Searching for life beyond Earth
...should be looking for in exoplanet atmospheres? There isn’t a definitive answer to this question. Oxygen is often favoured, but for every advocate of oxygen, there’s likely someone who can propose a counterargument. It’s a way to challenge and refine...
29 June 2015
SpaceX Falcon 9 failure: will launch markets and manned spaceflight be affected?
... of a thorough investigation before definite conclusions are made: There was an overpressure event in the upper stage liquid oxygen tank. Data suggests counterintuitive cause. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 28, 2015 The failure of the rocket is the...
