NASA Thread

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Good to see more progress with space nuclear propulsion technologies. Nuclear propulsion - either nuclear-thermal or nuclear-electric - will enable serious human space exploration to Mars and beyond, and help establish an 'Earth-Moon economy' https://t.co/HxbO9JIvs0

— Dr. Malcolm Davis 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 (@Dr_M_Davis) January 25, 2023

 

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This is similar to difference between IC engines and jet engines. If this works out, we might all fly supersonic in our lifetimes.

— Indranil Roy (@Indrani1_Roy) January 27, 2023

 

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NASA funding DRACO nuclear thermal rocket engine under deal with DARPA - Breaking Defense

"When people like to question the validity or usefulness of this engine, I point them to Wernher von Braun," said Tabitha Dodson, DRACO program manager at DARPA, "because this was more or less his idea."

breakingdefense.com

 

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https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/03/world/nuclear-powered-rocket-scn-spc-intl/index.html

https://www.usnc.com/ntp/

 

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Packing Aerogel With Uranium Could Give Us The Space Engine We've Been Looking For

Novel propulsion ideas for moving around space seem like they're a dime a dozen recently.

www.sciencealert.com

 

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Meet The NASA Nuclear Propulsion Concept Which Could Get To Mars In Just 45 Days — Born To Engineer

A groundbreaking proposal could revolutionize space exploration, as NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program has selected a revolutionary nuclear

www.borntoengineer.com

Even more excitingly, by introducing Wave Rotor technology this already startling achievement can be pushed even further – up to a potential 1400 – 2000 second specific impulse depending on the configuration.

https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2023/...uld-get-ten-times-chemical-rocket-speeds.html

A novel Wave Rotor (WR) topping cycle is proposed that promises to deliver similar thrust as NERVA class NTP propulsion, but with Isp in the 1400-2000 second range. Coupled with an NEP cycle, the duty cycle Isp can further be increased (2800-4000 seconds) with minimal addition of dry mass. This bimodal design enables the fast transit for manned missions (45 days to Mars) and revolutionizes the deep space exploration of our solar system.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdRNHnoDxLQ

 

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Congratulations @NASA_SLS and @NASAArtemis team to begining with the mating of the engine section to the rest of the core stage of #SLS rocket for #Artemis-II mission, it's almost done getting one more step closer than before. For the first time #SLS will fly crew next year.🚀 pic.twitter.com/UTdbgNpoO1

— Jatin Kaushik 🇮🇳 (@JatinKa24976811) February 23, 2023

 

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Bend-Forming of Large Electrostatically Actuated Space Structures - NASA

Current large reflectors used in space-based sensing and comms applications are packaged for launch, then deployed once on orbit. Size and surface precision

www.nasa.gov

 

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Old school.

Delta Clipper Boostback Burn, a VTOL Rocket Before SpaceX #spacevehicle #rocket

shorts# See Full Video at https://youtu.be/HMxcrTFO4LcDC-X, short for Delta Clipper or Delta Clipper Experimental, was an uncrewed prototype of a reusable s...

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NASA scientist from Uttar Pradesh village has created world’s fastest laser sheet imaging tech to capture combustion​

This scientist from Uttar Pradesh village has developed the world’s fastest laser sheet imaging tech

Scientist Yogeshwar Nath Mishra and his colleagues have created a system that will offer widely-applicable avenues in the study of combustion.

indianexpress.com

laser imaging system developed by Dr Yogeshwar Nath Mishra ( son of a farmer from UP) and his colleagues is 1000 times faster than existing imaging technology for combustion. can help in the study of nanoparticles in flames. Mishra has achieved something that can make a significant change in the understanding of combustion. Regular cameras have 30 frames per second when it comes to capturing images. they have achieved 12.5 billion frames per second.

 

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Radical NASA Propulsion Concept Could Reach Interstellar Space in Under 5 Years

A newly proposed propulsion system could theoretically beam a heavy spacecraft to outside the confines of our Solar System in less than 5 years – a feat that took the historic Voyager 1 probe 35 years to achieve.

www.sciencealert.com

 

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Mysterious Launch Out Of Cape Canaveral Appears Imminent https://t.co/mkFLo4Kxs7

— The War Zone (@thewarzonewire) March 5, 2023

 

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Amit Kshatriya, a decorated Indian-American software and robotics engineer was appointed as the first head of NASA’s newly-established “Moon to Mars Programme” which will help the agency to carry out our bold missions to the Moon and land the first humans on Mars.

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/diaspora/indian-origin-engineer-to-head-nasas-newly-established-moon-to-mars-programme-492968#:~:text=Amit%20Kshatriya%2C%20a%20decorated%20Indian,leap%20to%20the%20Red%20Planet.