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NASA just performed a 'miracle save' for its farthest spacecraft
NASA engineers have brought a set of obsolete thrusters back from the dead on the Voyager 1 probe, just before losing their ...
Houston's Venus Aerospace wants to get you from LA to Tokyo in under two hours
Venus Aerospace, a Houston-based startup focused on high-speed flight successfully completed a first-of-its-kind flight test ...
This Startup’s New Hypersonic Engine Could Transform Travel
Venus Aerospace just tested a hypersonic engine that could someday enable aircraft to fly at five times the speed of sound or ...
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‘Exodus: The Archimedes Engine’ author Peter F. Hamilton talks building a brand-new sci-fi video game universe for Exodus (exclusive)
We talked with author Peter F. Hamilton about Exodus: The Archimedes Engine, a prequel novel to the sci-fi RPG video game ...
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Nuclear space engine backed by NASA could fly humans to Mars in just 45 days
The firm will collaborate with the Space Power and Propulsion for Agility, Responsiveness, and Resilience (SPAR) program led by the University of Michigan. Nuclear rockets have th ...
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New US Army helo engine lifts off, but may be headed for cancellation
After roughly $1.5 billion spent over two decades, the future of the U.S. Army's Improved Turbine Engine Program is in ...
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NASA keeps ancient Voyager 1 spacecraft alive with Hail Mary thruster fix
Failure could've triggered a small explosion NASA has revived a set of thrusters on the nearly 50-year-old Voyager 1 ...
Meet the startup trying to give the U.S. an edge in hypersonic technology
Startup Venus Aerospace announced that it successfully completed the first U.S. flight test of a next-generation rocket ...