A test of transferring propellants between tanks on Starship during its March test flight was a success, NASA says. Credit: SpaceX WASHINGTON — NASA says SpaceX is on track to demonstrate in-space ...

The next time you pour yourself a glass of water, pause before you drink it. First, swirl the clear liquid around the glass. Gently slosh it back and forth. Tap the glass on the tabletop, and watch ...

Scientists have a pretty good idea what happens to liquids on Earth when they are poured, sloshed or spilled. But deep space is another matter altogether. NASA engineers spend a surprisingly amount of ...

A common design for launch/space propulsion involves liquid propellants. In this application, often there is a gaseous pressurant stored in a Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessel (COPV) at high ...

On Earth, liquid flows downhill thanks to gravity. Creating an effective liquid fuel tank involves little more than putting a hole at the bottom of a container. That won't work in space, though. In ...

Since Robert Goddard's first launch of a liquid propellant rocket in 1926, experts have worked to perfect engine propulsion systems. As launch vehicles have grown in size, fuel and oxidizer tanks have ...