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    NASA's 'Helical Engine' could reach 99% the speed of light
    Joseph Shavit
    • 6 days ago

    NASA's 'Helical Engine' could reach 99% the speed of light

    When it comes to space, there's a problem with our human drive to go all the places and see all the things. A big problem. It's space.
    Revolutionary 'Helical Engine' could reach 99% the speed of light
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 24

    Revolutionary 'Helical Engine' could reach 99% the speed of light

    The engine accelerates ions confined in a loop to relativistic speeds, and then varies their velocity to make slight changes to their mass.
    Low-power lasers could propel probes to the outer solar system
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 25

    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.
    MIT Engineers Test An Idea For A New Hovering Rover
    Joseph Shavit
    • Dec 22, 2021

    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.
    Plastic waste-powered rocket could sustainably take humanity to Mars
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 27, 2021

    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.
    To find life on other planets, NASA rocket team looks to the stars
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 8, 2021

    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.
    Making Martian rocket biofuel on Mars
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 28, 2021

    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.
    NASA's Lucy mission: A journey to the young solar system
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 8, 2021

    NASA's Lucy mission: A journey to the young solar system

    NASA's Lucy spacecraft will launch in October 2021 on a 12-year journey to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids and will include three gravity assists
    Predicting harmful solar flares -- NASA rocket mission to measure the sun's magnetic field
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 7, 2021

    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.
    Lunar landers could spray instant landing pads as they arrive at the moon
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 1, 2021

    Lunar landers could spray instant landing pads as they arrive at the moon

    The retrograde rockets needed to land on the moon's surface will also kick dust and rock up into the air potentially damaging the lander.
    NASA Introduces Radical Electric Propulsion System for Psyche Spacecraft
    Joshua Shavit
    • Sep 24, 2021

    NASA Introduces Radical Electric Propulsion System for Psyche Spacecraft

    This form of propulsion starts with large solar arrays that convert sunlight into electricity, providing the power source for the spacecraft
    Two experiments to help humans "go farther / stay longer" in space
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 28, 2021

    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
    Unveiling vehicles and technologies for future space transportation
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 28, 2021

    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.
    Microwave-powered rocket propulsion gets a boost
    Joshua Shavit
    • Aug 5, 2021

    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.
    New plasma rocket engine could propel astronauts to Mars and beyond
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 18, 2021

    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

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