Virgin Galactic conducts 9th unpowered test flight
Virgin Galactic successfully conducted another unpowered test flight of its space tourism spacecraft over the Southern California desert, the company said.
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Jun 2, 2017
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News tagged with rocket engines
Test site for ESA-backed airbreathing engine
Work began today on building the UK's latest rocket engine test facility, designed for firing the engine core of the ESA-backed SABRE propulsion system within three years.
Space Exploration
May 8, 2017
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Cassini heads toward final close encounter with Titan
NASA's Cassini spacecraft will make its final close flyby of Saturn's haze-enshrouded moon Titan this weekend. The flyby marks the mission's final opportunity for up-close observations of the lakes and seas of liquid hydrocarbons ...
Space Exploration
Apr 19, 2017
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Researchers create tough material for next generation of powerful engines
To stand up to the heat and pressure of next-generation rocket engines, the composite fibers used to make them should be fuzzy.
Nanomaterials
Mar 30, 2017
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Startup plans to use 3-D printers to create tomorrow's rocket engines
A startup with Purdue ties plans to use 3-D printers as well as other additive manufacturing processes to make future rocket engines that show promise in being faster and less expensive to produce than traditional methods.
Engineering
Jan 19, 2017
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SpaceX accident 'most difficult and complex' in its history (Update)
SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk is calling last week's launch pad accident the "most difficult and complex failure" in the company's 14-year history.
Space Exploration
Sep 9, 2016
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Superjet technology nears reality after Australia test
A two-hour flight from Sydney to London is a step closer to reality after the latest successful test Wednesday of hypersonic technology in the Australian desert.
Engineering
May 18, 2016
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Jeff Bezos company planning human test space flights by 2017
Private space travel company Blue Origin expects its first test flights with people in 2017, company founder Jeff Bezos said Tuesday during a tour of the venture's research and development site outside Seattle.
Space Exploration
Mar 9, 2016
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NASA team moves closer to building a 3-D printed rocket engine
A NASA team moved a step closer to building a completely 3-D printed, high-performance rocket engine by manufacturing complex engine parts and test firing them together with cryogenic liquid hydrogen and oxygen to produce ...
Space Exploration
Dec 21, 2015
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Fire in engine doomed Orbital rocket on space station flight (Update)
A fire and explosion in a rocket engine are being blamed for a botched commercial space station shipment last October.
Space Exploration
Oct 30, 2015
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