Space Technology - Space Exploration Technologies

Air-Breathing Thruster Paves Way for Never-Ending Space Missions at Earth and Mars

March 23, 2018 | Article

For the first time, the European Space Agency has tested a novel air-breathing electric thruster that could allow near-Earth orbiting satellites to stay in space almost indefinitely.
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US Can't Stop Hypersonic Weapons, Air Force General Says

March 23, 2018 | Article

Missiles that spit out warheads traveling up to 20 times the speed of sound and with the ability to perform elusive acrobatics may be too much for the U.S. defenses to block, U.S. Stratcom chief says.
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NASA to Allow Nuclear Power Systems for Next Discovery Mission

March 22, 2018 | Article

Citing progress in producing plutonium-238, NASA will allow scientists proposing missions for an upcoming planetary science competition to use nuclear power sources.
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New LightSail 2 Spacecraft Will Boost Solar-Sailing Interplanetary Missions

March 22, 2018 | Article

A new solar-sailing spacecraft will be a call to all (future) occupants of interplanetary craft.
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High-Tech Harpoon Could Help Clean Up Space Junk

March 21, 2018 | Article

A space harpoon test went off without a hitch in a lab of European aerospace company Airbus recently, suggesting that the technology could be on track to help clean up the ever-growing cloud of orbiting debris.
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Take an Amazing Solar System Tour with This Mobile Augmented-Reality App

March 21, 2018 | Article

Humans may never venture beyond the moon or Mars to see any other planets up close, but a new augmented reality app provides a much simpler way to explore other worlds.
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