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How do you keep reusable spacecraft cool during reentry? Make them 'sweat'
An innovative approach for fully reusable spacecraft suggests making them "sweat" to survive the scorching heat during ...
Space on MSN6d
Time-Lapse Of Artemis 1 Spacecraft Re-Entering Earth Atmosphere
See how Orion spacecraft from NASA's Artemis 1 mission enters Earth's atmosphere after its successful mission around the moon ...
ExtremeTech on MSN5d
Sweating Heat Shields Could Be the Future Of Reusable Spacecraft
D-printed material can off-gas a coolant, which acts as a barrier against heat buildup during descent and atmospheric ...
If Congress actually cancels the SLS rocket, what happens next?
The White House Office of Management and Budget dropped its "skinny" budget proposal for the federal government earlier this ...
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Varda Space reentry capsule lands in Australia, completes hypersonic research mission
WASHINGTON —Varda Space Industries said it successfully landed its W-3 reentry capsule in South Australia on May 13, marking ...
Space on MSN11d
NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket gets 2nd stage even as Trump tries to scrap Space Launch System (photos)
NASA's next moon rocket is stacking higher at the Kennedy Space Center, as the interim cryogenic propulsion stage is added to ...
SpaceNews12d
Inversion completes first flight of reentry vehicle, but without reentry
Inversion Space’s demonstration reentry capsule before its launch on the SpaceX Transporter-12 rideshare. Credit: Inversion Space WASHINGTON — Startup Inversion Space says its first flight of ...
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Uncontrolled reentry of Soviet-era spacecraft Kosmos 482 expected in May
Reentry is estimated to occur between May 8 and May 14, according to The Washington Post. Experts are closely monitoring the spacecraft's descent. Dutch scientist Marco Langbroek predicts a ...