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Boeing Starliner Haunted By Unexplained Noises Now

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Boeing Starliner Haunted By Unexplained Noises Now

Photo: NASA The Boeing Starliner has been, in technical terms, a bit of a clusterfuck. Its development was hamstrung by Boeing’s greed, and now the spaceship is stuck on the International Space Station unable to transport its astronauts home. The ship is now scheduled to undock and head home later this week, but a new … Read more

Nuclear-Powered Rockets Could Be The New Space Race’s Greatest Gift

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Nuclear-Powered Rockets Could Be The New Space Race’s Greatest Gift

Illustration: Lockheed Martin Nuclear-powered spacecraft could be the apex vehicle of this century’s space race. Concepts and designs for reactor-equipped rockets have been around for over 50 years but have never left the experimental stage. Despite ambitions to boldly go where no one has gone before, America’s latest push to get nuclear propulsion is to … Read more