A rocket is a vehicle that uses jet propulsion to accelerate without using the surrounding air and is often used to leave the earths atmosphere. A rocket engine produces thrust by reaction to exhaust expelled at high speed. Rocket engines work entirely from propellant carried within the vehicle; therefore a rocket can fly in the vacuum of space.
The rapid pace of technological innovation continues to have a profound impact on the world around us. The following five significant technologies all highlight specific ways in which new technology, improvements for older innovations and existing concepts that have been re-purposed or applied in new ways are making changes whose true impact may not be […]
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While several private companies have been working around the clock to be one of the most pivotal companies in the world to fund space travel, Reaction Engines Limited based out of Britain has taken a different approach to what they see is technology that could change the world. Their space plane, the Skylon Spacecraft is
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Today, NASA officially announced the design of its forthcoming Space Launch System–a heavy-lift rocket capable of taking humans into deep space. It will be the primary vehicle to replace the Space Shuttle, but with significantly more power—enough to reach Mars.
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