The Air Force once proposed bombing Earth from the Moon
A Space Race-era study from the Air Force proposed establishing a Moon base by 1969 armed with a "Lunar Based Earth ...
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Report analyzes long history of NASA support for commercial space
Throughout its history, NASA has supported the development of the commercial space ... while new, smaller rockets, as well as new programs are just starting. Examples include CLPS (Commercial ...
It took NASA decades to develop this special rocket engine. AI made it in 3 weeks
In the ’60s, rocket engine design and manufacturing company Rocketdyne had tried to make the J-2T Aerospike, a toroidal aerospike concept intended as an improvement over the Rocketdyne J-2 engine for ...
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Blue Origin launches New Glenn rocket, the company’s first SpaceX contender
Blue Origin, the rocket company Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos founded, notched one of the most substantial successes in its history on Thursday: sending a rocket to orbit. The debut flight of ...
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Why sonic booms from the most powerful rocket ever built have some scientists worried
The sonic booms associated with that maneuver could raise new environmental concerns for a rocket development program already mired in them. Sonic boom-related issues may include potential hearing ...
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EDITORIAL: Japan’s rocket development up in the air after repeated failures
The national space program is also experiencing headwinds, with the development of its small-scale Epsilon rocket facing significant delays. Despite a global surging demand for launch services ...