News tagged with rocket engine

Plasma Rocket Could Travel to Mars in 39 Days

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Oct 06, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (120) | 72

(PhysOrg.com) -- Last Wednesday, the Ad Astra Rocket Company tested what is currently the most powerful plasma rocket in the world. As the Webster, Texas, company announced, the VASIMR VX-200 engine ran at ...

Novel nano-devices developed by U of T researchers

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Nov 10, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Toronto researchers continue to uncover the mysteries of space. But even the best astronauts in the world are stymied if the spaceship doesn't launch. When the countdown stops, it is often because ...

The rocket that thinks it's a jet

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Feb 19, 2009 | 4.9 / 5 (16) | 12

(PhysOrg.com) -- A reusable spaceplane that can take off from a conventional aircraft runway, carry over twelve tonnes to orbit and then return to land on the same runway could be less than a decade away thanks ...

NASA Tests Engine Technology for Landing Astronauts on the Moon

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jan 14, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A technology development engine that may help NASA safely return astronauts to the lunar surface has successfully completed its third round of testing. The goal of these tests is to reduce ...

Era Ends for Space Shuttle Main Engine Test Program

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jul 31, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- With 520 seconds of shake, rattle and roar on July 29, NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center marked the end of an era for testing the space shuttle main engines that have powered the nation's ...