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UNC Charlotte's Rocketry Team clears major hurdle for the 2026 NASA student launch

UNC Charlotte’s 49er Rocketry team successfully launched a sub-scale rocket, exceeding altitude goals and qualifying for NASA ...
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NASA’s nuclear rocket push could change space travel

Nuclear rockets are moving from Cold War concept to near-term hardware, and the shift could reshape how quickly and safely humans cross the solar system. By pairing compact reactors with efficient ...
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How nuclear propulsion shaped early interstellar vehicle design

The Space Age framed nuclear propulsion as a quiet rethinking of movement, distance, and endurance beyond Earth.
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NASA is launching a rocket from New Mexico: Here’s the mission

Standing no more than about 70 feet tall, sounding rockets are much smaller than an average spacecraft that may launch on an orbital flight from major spaceports For comparison, SpaceX's famous ...
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Before Honda dreamed of rockets, Chrysler was launching NASA astronauts

NASA elected to grab key components from the Redstone and Jupiter rockets, combining multiple fuel tank designs together to ...