Spacecraft powered by electric propulsion could soon be better protected against their own exhaust, thanks to new supercomputer simulations.
"Chemical rockets that we use today, even with the extra speed boost from flying by planets, or from swinging by the sun for a boost, just don't have the ability to scale to useful interstellar speeds."
The new 5-year contract that focuses on hypersonic technology is worth $1.45 billion.
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Researchers have designed a flexible material that could pave the way for the development of adaptable space structures.
The U.S. military's X-37B space plane is about to begin a series of novel maneuvers, according to a rare official update on the spacecraft.
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Next-generation space debris protection material is being readied for a test trip to the International Space Station, to see how it holds up in the final frontier.
