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How Does A Rocket Steer?

When was the last time you thought about how a rocket moves through space? The average person is likely to know the basics of how planes direct themselves through the atmosphere, but rockets?
At the center of the project is Draper, a 4,000-pound-thrust liquid-fueled rocket motor powered by a closed-cycle hydrogen peroxide–kerosene mix. Unlike the hazardous, short-lived propellants common ...
Using supersonic shockwaves for combustion, the groundbreaking design could allow aircraft to travel up to six times the ...
The silver-and-red Vulcan, equipped with a whopping four side-mounted solid rocket boosters, got off the ground at 8:56 p.m. Aug. 12 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The launch, ...
With the investigation closed and modifications in place, Firefly says it is turning its attention to Alpha Flight 7. That ...