Everything You Should Know About Crate Engines
Crate engines can be daunting, and there are a lot of dos and don't when picking the perfect powerplant for your project car. Crate engines can be daunting, and.....»»
NASA likely to redo hot-fire test of its Space Launch System core stage
Of 23 test objectives, full data was received for 15 of them. Enlarge / At 4:27pm central time on Saturday, the SLS rocket core stage ignited its four RS-25 engines at NASA's Stennis Space Center. The test was to last up to eight minutes. (credi.....»»
Halted rocket test could stall NASA moon shot, redo possible
NASA is considering a second firing of its moon rocket engines after a critical test came up short over the weekend, a move that could bump the first flight in the Artemis lunar-landing program into next year......»»
NASA test fires the world’s largest rocket core stage
NASA put its Space Launch System through a hot fire test, firing the core stage's engines for over a minute and generating 1.6 million pounds of thrust......»»
NASA test of mega Moon rocket engines cut short
NASA conducted a test firing of the engines for its giant Space Launch System (SLS) lunar rocket on Saturday but they shut down earlier than planned, the space agency said......»»
After a decade, NASA’s big rocket fails its first real test
"It's not everything we hoped it would be." At 4:27pm central time, the SLS rocket core stage ignited its four RS-25 engines at NASA's Stennis Space Center. The test was to last up to eight min.....»»
"Major Component Malfunction" Ends SLS Rocket Test Early. NASA Considers New Timeline
"NASA's rocket charged with taking the agency back to the moon fired its four main engines Saturday afternoon, but the test in Mississippi was cut short after a malfunction caused an automatic abort," reports Florida Today... "We did get an MCF on.....»»
Watch NASA Test-Fire Its SLS Mega-Rocket Engines
"The date is set," NASA tweeted yesterday, thanking its partners Boeing Space and Aerojet Rocketdyne for Saturday's "hot fire" test of the SLS's core stage. "One of NASA's main goals for 2021 is to launch Artemis I, an uncrewed moon mission meant t.....»»
Watch SpaceX fire up its Starship rocket ahead of next high-altitude flight
SpaceX has test fired the engines of its next-generation Starship rocket ahead of its second high-altitude test flight after the first one ended in a fireball......»»
UK Nuclear Spacecraft Could Halve Time of Journey To Mars
British spacecraft could travel to Mars in half the time it now takes by using nuclear propulsion engines built by Rolls-Royce under a new deal with the UK Space Agency. From a report: The aerospace company hopes nuclear-powered engines could help as.....»»
Norway Becomes First Country To Sell More Electric Cars Than Petrol Vehicles
Norway has become the first country to have sold more electric cars than petrol, hybrid, and diesel engines in a year. The Independent reports: Electric cars comprised 54% of all new vehicle sales in Norway for 2019. The Norwegian government plans to.....»»
The Visionary Designer Behind Google’s Warehouse-Scale Data Centers
Luiz André Barroso, the company’s vice president of engineering, brought us cloud computing, powerful search engines, and fast Internet services .entry-content .tisubhead { color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px;.....»»
Engineers build chemically driven wheels that "morph" into gears to perform mechanical work
The gear is one of the oldest mechanical tools in human history and led to machines ranging from early irrigation systems and clocks, to modern engines and robotics. For the first time, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of En.....»»
Researchers use origami to solve space travel challenge
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......»»
Virgin Galactic test flight fails to reach space after failsafe landing triggered
Virgin Galactic attempted a test flight of its SpaceShipTwo Unity spaceplane on Saturday, but the flight was cut short after the spacecraft detached from its carrier aircraft. A failsafe prevented Unity’s rocket engines from firing up, because.....»»