Hardware
DARPA And NASA Plan Orbital Nuclear Rocket Test
Posted in Hardware, Science on 29th Jan, 2023
by Alex Muller
NASA and DARPA have agreed to develop and test a nuclear rocket engine in space as soon as 2027.
Solar Panel Farm To Be Embedded In The Ground
Posted in Business, Hardware, Science on 18th Dec, 2022
by Alex Muller
A radically designed, 100 megawatt utility-scale solar farm in Texas that does away with traditional elevated, racked setups in favor of installing panels directly across the ground.
Ispace’s Private Lander Might Be The First To Touch Down On The Moon
Posted in Hardware, Science on 18th Dec, 2022
by Alex Muller
Google’s Lunar X Prize competition, which ran from 2007 to 2018 and was designed to spur affordable access to the moon, in part kicked off ispace’s interest in getting there. Although the competition ended without a team securing the $30 million dollar prize, it succeeded in inspiring many new spacecraft concepts.
The Solar Panels On Artemis I Could Power Space Travel
Posted in Hardware, Science on 18th Dec, 2022
by Alex Muller
For a spacecraft, the sun is a particularly vital supplier of energy, and the recent Artemis I mission proved just how powerful it can be to harness solar energy in space.
NASA Gives ICON $57 Million To Build A 3D Printer For Structures On The Moon
Posted in Business, Hardware, Science on 18th Dec, 2022
by Alex Muller
The contract runs through 2028 and includes a demonstration on the moon's surface in 2026.