While traditional rockets have gotten us into space for decades, newer tech is on the horizon, like this plasma engine that ...

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Hydrogen is one of the most abundant substances in the universe. It is also an incredibly powerful, energy dense fuel. A gallon of hydrogen contains three times the energy content as a gallon of ...

WASHINGTON — NASA on Thursday took another step toward human exploration of new destinations in the solar system. At the agency’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, engineers conducted the final ...

For really ambitious projects, what space engineers want is something with at least a third more power than the best chemical rocket. If such an engine could be made, it would allow for fast shuttles ...

The dream fuel of rocket engineers is liquid hydrogen. It develops more thrust per lb. than kerosene, the standard ingredient for liquid-fuel rockets. But because of its low boiling point ( — 423° F.) ...