What fuels do the Russians burn to make their Sputniks fly so fast? Wild rumors last week gave them credit for wonder-working superfuels. Not necessarily. Conventional rocket fuels such as kerosene ...

Water itself is not a chemical fuel — it is already a combustion product — but it becomes useful once its molecules are split ...

Florida-based firm Miles Space has demonstrated a water-fueled electric thruster with very low power demands. The company tested its technology on a European satellite in September 2024. During the ...

The micronozzle, which is a core component of the electrothermal microthruster, features a micron-scale geometry, a 2D Laval configuration, a rectangular cross section, and a highly thermal conductive ...

NASA/JSC has a requirement for the acquisition of services to update a magnet fixture with an additional cryocooler for conduction cooling and to eliminate the liquid cyrogen cooling system in ...

A specific impulse of 5,000 means a much lower fuel payload will be required to operate the rocket over longer distances in space. And the 100,000 N of thrust means it'll boogie along nicely with ...

SpaceX has unveiled the Raptor 3 engine, marking significant advancements in thrust, specific impulse, and mass efficiency compared to previous versions. The Raptor 3 boasts a thrust of 280 tf, a ...