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Rosatom’s plasma rocket engine: A leap to faster space travel
The scientists at Rosatom have successfully developed a laboratory prototype of a plasma electric rocket engine based on a magnetic plasma accelerator.The engine demonstrates enhanced thrust ...
Rocket Report: A blue mood at Blue; Stoke Space fires a shot over the bow
Welcome to Edition 7.31 of the Rocket Report! The unfortunate news this week concerns layoffs. Blue Origin announced a 10 ...
Jeff Bezos space firm Blue Origin to cut a tenth of jobs
Reuters] Blue Origin, the rocket company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is reportedly laying off almost 1,400 employees, ...
Analysis-Cutting moon rocket would test Musk's power to slash jobs in Republican states
President Donald Trump is being urged to axe an over-budget, multi-billion dollar moon rocket, sources familiar with the ...
Russia Claims New Plasma-Based Engine Could Cut Mars Travel to Just 30 Days
Engineers developed an engine prototype which could reach unprecedented speeds, cutting down interplanetary travel time.
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Maybe NASA’s SLS should be cancelled – but not by Elon Musk
Critics have been calling for NASA to cancel its extremely pricey Space Launch System rocket for ages, but now that it seems ...
Earth To Mars In Just 30-60 Days: Russia Testing New Plasma Rocket Engine To Make This Possible
Moscow: In what could come as a giant leap in technology, Russia’s new plasma rocket engine might cut travel time to Mars ...
ULA’s Vulcan rocket still doesn’t have the Space Force’s seal of approval
ULA crews at Cape Canaveral have already stacked the next Vulcan rocket on its mobile launch platform in anticipation of ...
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Nuclear Rocket Fuel Test Success Paves the Way for Faster Space Travel
While this latest test doesn’t make nuclear-powered rocket engines viable just yet, it’s an important step on the journey.