propellant

Multimode Propulsion Could Revolutionize How We Launch Things to Space

In a few years, as part of the Artemis Program, NASA will send the "first woman and first person of…

3 weeks ago

After a Boost from Earth and the Moon, Juice is On its Way to Venus and Beyond

The first spacecraft to use gravity assist was NASA's Mariner 10 in 1974. It used a gravity assist from Venus…

3 months ago

Making Rocket Fuel Out of Lunar Regolith

In the coming years, NASA and other space agencies plan to extend the reach of human exploration. This will include…

5 months ago

Martian Astronauts Will Create Fuel by Having a Shower

A team of Spanish researchers, with support from the ESA, are working on a system that will allow astronauts on…

3 years ago

SpaceX is Hoping to Turn Atmospheric CO2 Into Rocket Fuel

Elon Musk has announced that SpaceX may start a carbon capture program as an eco-friendly way of creating propellant.

3 years ago