#Rockets

Joseph Shavit

Low-power lasers could propel probes to the outer solar system

Traveling to Proxima Centauri b, the closest habitable planet to Earth, would require thousands of years with even the biggest rockets.

Joseph Shavit

'Light propulsion' -- scientists plan to launch tiny lifeforms into interstellar space

This has never been done before, to push macroscopic objects at speeds approaching the speed of light. Mass is such a huge barrier.

Joseph Shavit

MIT Engineers Test An Idea For A New Hovering Rover

Aerospace engineers at MIT are testing a new concept for a hovering rover that levitates by harnessing the moon’s natural charge.

Joseph Shavit

Plastic waste-powered rocket could sustainably take humanity to Mars

A nuclear fusion company with lofty aspirations around sustainable space travel, has test-fired a rocket engine powered by plastic waste.

Joseph Shavit

To find life on other planets, NASA rocket team looks to the stars

A NASA sounding rocket will observe a nearby star to learn how starlight affects the atmospheres of exoplanets in the hunt for life.

Joseph Shavit

Making Martian rocket biofuel on Mars

Researchers have developed a concept that would make rocket fuel on Mars, that could be used to launch future astronauts back to Earth.

Joseph Shavit

Predicting harmful solar flares -- NASA rocket mission to measure the sun's magnetic field

Measuring a magnetic field isn't so hard if you're inside of it. Measuring a magnetic field remotely is an entirely different story.

Joseph Shavit

Two experiments to help humans "go farther / stay longer" in space

When the Space X23 rocket launches to resupply the International Space Station, it will carry two experiments designed to sustain humans

Joseph Shavit

Unveiling vehicles and technologies for future space transportation

FLPP oversees system studies and research activities to foster new and disruptive technologies which have the potential to reduce cost.

Joshua Shavit

Microwave-powered rocket propulsion gets a boost

Researchers led by the University of Tsukuba explore the possibility of launching rockets using a high-power beam of microwave radiation.

Joseph Shavit

New plasma rocket engine could propel astronauts to Mars and beyond

What should future spacecraft engines be able to do? One major goal would be for it to allow spacecraft to travel through the solar system