Space travel has not one but many challenges. Chief among these is the requirement ...

The Ball Aerospace-led Green Propellant Infusion Mission, funded by NASA, has flown for 13 months using an alternative to hydrazine. Credit: Ball Aerospace WASHINGTON — Ball Aerospace says it has ...

For NASA's next generation of deep-space exploration missions, spacecraft may need to refuel in Earth orbit before pushing ...

A former NASA engineer claims a new engine can beat gravity without fuel. Is it a breakthrough or just a classic physics trap?

The Starship upper stage separates from the Super Heavy booster on a November 2023 launch. Credit: SpaceX WASHINGTON — SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk says a propellant dump caused the destruction of ...

Electric solid propellants are being explored as a safer option for pyrotechnics, mining, and in-space propulsion because they only ignite with an electric current. But because all of these ...

Sept. 26 (UPI) --Physicist Mike McCulloch plans to use a $1.3 million grant from the federal agency DARPA to prove his quantized inertia theory is more than just a spark plug for heady debates on ...

The sound of an airbag deploying is loud, like the cracking of a whip. Really, it’s the noise of an explosion. When car sensors detect a crash, a chemical reaction is triggered by the ignition of a ...

Reviewers examine the consequences of switching to hydrofluoroalkane, which is replacing chlorofluorocarbon, or CFC, as a key ingredient in albuterol inhalers designed to relieve asthma. The FDA has ...

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Takata Corporation has become well known as a lesson in product safety, thanks to their deadly airbags which were installed in cars worldwide. Despite filing for bankruptcy in 2017, their shadow ...

Electric solid propellants are being explored as a safer option for pyrotechnics, mining, and in-space propulsion because they only ignite with an electric current. But because all of these ...