Intelligent Machines NASA Rocket Aims for Asteroids and Mars The agency starts development of a rocket for human travel beyond Earth’s orbit. by Brittany Sauser 2011-09-14T14:18:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines Russia's Post-Shuttle Space Plans With U.S. winged orbiters out of the picture, Russia has competitive plans for a new launch vehicle. by Anatoly Zak 2011-07-13T15:17:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines Controversy Over NASA's Next Heavy-Lift Rocket What congress wants, NASA says it can’t do, but why? by Brittany Sauser 2011-02-03T00:00:00-05:00
View Microwave-Powered Rocket Ascends without Fuel A scale model is further proof that beamed-energy propulsion works. by Christopher Mims 2010-09-07T10:00:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines SpaceX Rocket Launch in Sight The company successfully fired the second stage engines of its Falcon 9 rocket. by Brittany Sauser 2010-01-06T00:00:00-05:00
Intelligent Machines Analyzing the Flight of Ares I-X NASA reports on the performance of its historic test flight rocket, including why the parachutes failed. by Brittany Sauser 2009-12-03T00:00:00-05:00
Intelligent Machines A New Recipe for Rocket Fuel Researchers are using aluminum and frozen water to make a propellant that could allow rockets to refuel on the moon or even Mars. by Brittany Sauser 2009-11-30T00:00:00-05:00
Intelligent Machines SpaceX Fires Its Engines The static firings validated the engines ahead of the company’s maiden rocket flight. by Brittany Sauser 2009-10-23T10:00:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines Private Space Technology Powers Up Former astronaut Franklin Chang Diaz says the private sector can help NASA, and reckons he has the rocket to prove it. by Brittany Sauser 2009-10-05T00:00:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines Commercial Supply Rocket Ready for Liftoff SpaceX says that its spacecraft, which will carry cargo to orbit, is set for a maiden test flight. by Brittany Sauser 2009-09-28T00:00:00-04:00