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Rolls-Royce and UK Space Agency launch first ever study into nuclear-powered space
The UK Space Agency and Rolls-Royce are joining forces for a unique study into how nuclear power and technologies could be used as part of space exploration
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This new research contract will see planetary scientists work together to explore the game-changing potential of nuclear power as a more plentiful source of energy, capable of making possible deeper space exploration in the decades to come.
Nuclear propulsion, which would involve channelling the immense energy released in splitting the atom to accelerate propellants, like hydrogen, at huge speeds, has the potential to revolutionise space travel.
Neutrino Energy Will Unlock the True Potential of Space Travel
At present, photovoltaic cells (solar panels) are primarily used to provide electrical power to spacecraft while they are in orbit or traveling between celestial bodies. Even though objects in space aren't pulled along by the Earth's diurnal cycle, however, they can't always be positioned in direct sunlight.
Additionally, solar panels take up considerable surface area, and they're constructed using inflexible materials. As a result, impacts from space junk, meteoroids, and other types of moving objects in space commonly impact the operation of solar panels.
Researchers use origami to solve space travel challenge | EurekAlert! Science News
IMAGE: The researchers have developed an origami-inspired, folded plastic fuel bladder that doesn't crack at super cold temperatures and could someday be used to store and pump fuel. view more
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PULLMAN, Wash. -- WSU researchers have used the ancient Japanese art of paper folding to possibly solve a key challenge for outer space travel - how to store and move fuel to rocket engines.
The researchers have developed an origami-inspired, folded plastic fuel bladder that doesn't crack at super cold temperatures and could someday be used to store and pump fuel. Led by graduate student Kjell Westra and Jake Leachman, associate professor in the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, the researchers have published their work in the journal, Cryogenics .
Not to change the topic here:
Emerging space: Space tourism | PitchBook
A newfound "celestial autobahn" could lead to faster space travel in the future |
These are questions that astronomers are continuously working to better answer, and according to a recent study published in Science Advances a novel network of these manifolds has been detected extending from the asteroid belt to Uranus and beyond. Together, the structure of these manifolds form a metaphorical "celestial autobahn" in our solar system.
"The novelty here is that we observed the global structure of such manifolds, in terms of their domain in the Solar system," Todorović explained. "We observed that manifolds generated by Jupiter are stretching to the outer border of the Solar system, beyond Neptune."
FAA and NASA announce goals for commercial space activities
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — An enhanced partnership plans to take American commercial interests out of this world.
On Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced plans for commercial space activities.
Plans include the transportation of both government and non-government passengers, cargo and payloads for orbital and suborbital missions.
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"This FAA-NASA collaboration at the Administrator level will advance America's commercial space sector, aid science and technology, and help coordinate U.S. national space policies," said outgoing U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao.
2021 Is Going to Be a Big Year in Space — Here's What to Watch for This Year | Travel + Leisure
While 2020 was, by and large, a challenging year, it was a rather triumphant one for the international space industry. Between the return of human spaceflight to American soil (thanks, SpaceX !), three Mars mission launches (for the United States, China, and the United Arab Emirates), and the successful recovery of samples from the moon and the asteroid Ryugu (by China and Japan, respectively), it was certainly an impressive 12 months.
In 2020, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon vehicle became the first privately built spacecraft to be certified by NASA to bring astronauts into space, sending six astronauts to the International Space Station between one test flight and one operational mission. But in 2021, SpaceX will have competition.
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