Tag Archives: Spacecraft propulsion

Space Elevator to be Built 20 km Above the Planet

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If it does get built, it will stand 20 times higher than any other structure on earth. The so-called space elevator may carry astronauts. And ordinary people can venture to the edges of our...

Navy Railgun to go on display in San Diego this summer

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The US Navy has bee testing future weapons of all sorts over the last few years. The Navy is getting ready to deploy its first shipboard laser weapon this summer and it is also ready to show off its...

US Navy ready to Use a Laser Weapon for First Time

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BATH, Maine (AP) — Some of the Navy's futuristic weapons sound like something out of "Star Wars," with lasers designed to shoot down aerial drones and electric guns that fire projectiles at...

ESA’s New Gossamer Sail System Aims To Float Dangerous Space Junk To A Fiery Death

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Anyone who’s seen the Oscar-baiting visual spectacle that is Gravity, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, knows in vivid 3D detail just how dangerous space debris can be. Leaving aside the...
    






1,000 mph Car’s Rocket gets Fired

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At 12 feet long, 18 inches in diameter and 450kg in weight, BLOODHOUND’s rocket is the largest of its kind ever designed in Europe and the biggest to be fired in the UK for 20 years.The test...