NASA and Rocket Lab May Figure Out In-Space Fueling
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SpaceX got within seconds of launching its first Starship V3 before a propellant-line glitch halted everything — the next attempt comes tonight
The countdown clock at Starbase, Texas, was deep into its final seconds on May 21, 2026, when something went wrong in the propellant lines feeding the largest rocket ever built. Controllers scrubbed the launch of Starship Flight 12,
CycloKinetics, a US propellant company, has unveiled a new family of superfuels for aircraft, missiles, and rockets that increase fuel performance by 32%. Aimed at the defense market, the fuels could allow vehicles to fly farther while carrying heavier payloads.
Nitrous oxide’s high-speed abilities don’t end with racing cars, as it’s a powerful enough oxidizer to be a practical component of rocket propellant. Since [Markus Bindhammer] is building a hybrid rocket engine, in his most recent video he built and ...
If SpaceX is going to fly Starships as often as it wants to, it’s going to take more than rockets and launch pads. First, there’s the sprawling factory that SpaceX has constructed at its Starbase location along the Gulf Coast in South Texas. The ...