However, chemical rockets have reached the theoretical limits ... We're talking 2,326 °C (4,220 °F), with highly reactive superheated hydrogen gas thrown into the bargain. Any conventional ...

Angry Astronaut and Nextbigfuture commenter are making the case that SpaceX and Elon Musk must switch to nuclear thermal rockets to colonize Mars. I will ...

The Sea Dragon, a 490-foot behemoth, would have been built of inexpensive steel and launched from the sea, minimizing ground ...

When humans dream of venturing farther into the cosmos, one question looms: how do we sustain life and the journey toward the ...

Fire is out at Moss Landing but questions persist as Monterey County Board of Supes call on all operations to remain offline ...

NASA has achieved a critical milestone in space exploration with the successful testing of advanced nuclear thermal ...

Monterey County officials and Vistra Energy executives give press conference as the largest battery fire ever continues to ...

More specifically, the rocket propellant consists of both fuel and oxidizer. The fuel is typically something flammable, usually hydrogen ... things at the store or gas at the pump.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin readied the company's powerful New Glenn rocket for its ... by liquified natural gas, the 88-foot-tall upper stage is equipped with two hydrogen-burning BE-3U engines ...

The rocket has a reusable first stage that contains Blue Origin's BE-4 engines fueled by a mixture of liquid natural gas and liquid ... by a mixture of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen.

The rocket’s first stage is powered by seven of Blue Origin’s BE-4 engines, fueled with liquefied natural gas. The second stage makes use of two hydrogen-fueled BE-3U engines. Maximum thrust ...