News articles tagged with 'propellant'
NASA's Dawn spacecraft fires past record for speed change
— 8 Jun 2010 14:12 | AstronomyDeep in the heart of the asteroid belt, on its way to the first of the belt's two most massive inhabitants, NASA's ion-propelled Dawn spacecraft has eclipsed the record for velocity…
Researchers cooking up new gelled rocket fuels
— 25 Jan 2009 16:38 | TechnologyEngineers and food scientists are teaming up to develop a new type of gelled fuel the consistency of orange marmalade designed to improve the safety, performance and range of rockets…
UM Amherst researchers to upgrade safety and performance of rocket fuel
— 30 May 2008 15:40 | TechnologyResearchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have received a $1 million grant from the U. S. Department of Defence to boost the safety and performance of fuel used in thousands…
ATV Jules Verne docks to the ISS
— 3 Apr 2008 16:05 | AstronomyATV Jules Verne, the European Space Agency's first resupply and reboost vehicle, has successfully performed a fully automated docking with the International Space Station (ISS). This…
New Purdue University facility aims to improve NASA moon rocket engine
— 12 Mar 2008 14:54 | AstronomyPurdue University engineers are conducting experiments using a new hydrogen facility to help NASA create designs to improve the cooling efficiency and performance of the J-2X rocket…
Crew oxygen for ISS loaded on Jules Verne
— 29 Jan 2008 14:58 | AstronomyThree weeks into delicate fuelling operations, Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle has also been successfully loaded with oxygen. In orbit this will be transferred to the International…
Vega main engine test in Kourou
— 5 Dec 2007 16:41 | AstronomyA prototype of the P80 rocket motor, which will power the first stage of ESA's new small launcher - Vega, was successfully tested on 4 December at the Guiana Space Centre, Europe's…
Media bid farewell to Jules Verne
— 3 Jul 2007 02:36 | AstronomyLast week, members of the international press visited the clean rooms at ESTEC, ESA's research and technology centre, in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, to view the Automated Transfer Vehicle…
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