Tag: Rocket Engine

China Tests Rocket Engine For Upcoming Space Lab Launches
China Tests Rocket Engine For Upcoming Space Lab Launches

The long-range test, lasting 520 seconds, has verified the reliability of the engine, and there will be more than 20 experimental tasks that the rocket engine will undergo to further test its performance, the company disclosed.

  • Wednesday, 16 March 2022
Fuzzy fiber
'Fuzzy' fibers can take next-gen rocket engines' heat

New York: A team of scientists, including an Indian-origin associate, has created tough ‘fuzzy’ fibers to stand up to the heat and pressure that next-generation rocket engines would produce. The ‘fuzzy’ fibers of silicon carbide — developed by the Rice University laboratory of materials scientist Pulickel Ajayan, in collaboration with NASA — act like Velcro […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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