NASA Launches Solar Sail to Test Sunlight-Propelled Travel
A new experimental mission by NASA is now flying in orbit, aiming to use photons from the Sun to propel its way to higher altitudes. The Best Things You Didn’t …
Spacecraft propulsion
The Tesla Roadster Will Likely Not Hit 60 In Under 1 Second
The second–generation Tesla Roadster is back in the news after Elon Musk announced that the car would hit 60 miles an hour in less than a second. This is nearly …
The Skyhook Could Slingshot Mankind Across The Solar System
The International Space Station is due for decommission in the 2030s. NASA is currently evaluating how to go about retiring the station: options include letting it burn up in the …
NASA’s Detonation Engine Revs Up for 4 Minutes in Breakthrough Test
NASA just put its new propulsion system to the test, powering a 3D-printed rotating detonation rocket engine for a sustained burn that lasted three times as long as the first …