27 April 2018
Another milestone for the SPACE DRONE™ spacecraft
... the SPACE DRONE™ in completing its various mission phases. Speaking of the announcement, Stefan Hässler, Head of Orbital Propulsion at ArianeGroup said; “Effective Space is one of the pioneers in an important new era for the space industry and...
July 2014
The hypersonic grail: advances at DARPA, AFRL and beyond
...-speed technology research programmes, including Lapcat (propulsion and aircraft concepts), Atllas (materials and ... TSTO launch vehicle; takes off and lands horizontally; air-breathing propulsion on both stages; - Mach 4 turbine engines on the first...
June 2015
The real Interstellar: space travel theories from Tsiolkovsky to wormholes
... detailed plans for interstellar travel emerged. These included Freeman Dyson’s Orion study, based on nuclear pulse propulsion, and the works of Leslie Robert Shepherd.2 Antimatter, predicted by Paul Dirac in 1928 and discovered by Carl D. Anderson...
13 August 2018
NASA to partner with six US companies to develop space exploration technologies
..., Servicer and Exploration Vehicle Replenishment and Life Extension” and “ High Efficiency 6kW Dual Mode Electric Propulsion Engine for Broad Mission” The projects will advance satellite servicing and in-space platform propellant replenishment...
13 January 2021
The UK Space Agency and Rolls-Royce launch study into nuclear-powered space exploration
... in just 3 to 4 months – roughly half the time of the fastest possible trip in a spacecraft using the current chemical propulsion. Nuclear space power is anticipated to create new skilled jobs across the UK to support the burgeoning UK space economy...
July 2014
X-51A Waverider, hypersonics, and the potential of airbreathing engines
...with a modern flight control system. Scramjets can’t operate at lower speeds, and so must be paired with other propulsion cycles, such as a rocket or a high-speed gas turbine, to carry a vehicle from ground to hypersonic flight. A hypersonic aircraft...
