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Reaction Engines moves ahead with single-stage-to-orbit SABRE demo engine
Posted in Hardware on 14th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
Reaction Engines, say there's enough money and expertise in place to create a ground-based SABRE demonstrator engine by 2020.
NASAs Mars-Bound Rocket Just Passed a Major Test
Posted in Science on 29th Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller
NASA successfully fired-up one of those 77-tonne rocket boosters by lighting it up at full power, all while never leaving the ground.
Artificial synapse said to rival biological synapses in energy consumption and function
Posted in Science on 28th Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller
An artificial synapse that emulates a biological synapse while requiring less energy has been developed by POSTECH researchers in Korea.
Paul Allen making the largest plane ever for Stratolaunch
Posted in Science on 23rd Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller
Stratolaunch will be a air-launch platform for orbital satellites and will rank among the largest aircraft in history; its wingspan alone will stretch the length of a football field.
Blue Origin finds success in parachute failure and fourth rocket landing
Posted in Science on 20th Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller
Like rivals SpaceX, Blue Origin's aim is to develop reusable rockets as a means of making space travel cheap and more accessible.