Reusable Rockets Are All The Rage In China. Now Honda Wants In On The Fun.
Several Chinese companies are working on reusable rockets like SpaceX has. Even Honda wants a piece of that action.
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New SpaceX Program Will Focus On Converting Atmospheric CO2 Into Rocket Fuel
Today, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced that SpaceX is starting a program that will take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and convert it into rocket fuel. He also added that anyone interested should join and noted this would also be important for Mars. Will also be important … [continued]
SpaceX Stacks Its Starship Rocket For 1st Time
Teams at SpaceX’s South Texas Launch Site, dubbed “Starbase,” briefly stacked the reusable mars rocket Starship for the first time on August 6th. The fully assembled rocket consists of the 50 meter tall Starship orbiter sitting atop the 70 meter tall Super Heavy booster. Their combined heights make Starship the … [continued]
Elon Musk Talks Zero-Emissions Rockets
Zero-emissions vehicles are great for the environment, and Tesla makes a lot of them. Elon Musk also owns SpaceX, so people are naturally going to lump them together in their minds. When someone sees a rocket launch, it’s obviously not a zero-emission event. As Jerry Lee Lewis says, “Goodness gracious, great balls of fire!”
“No Difference Between Science & Science Fiction” Says Flat Earth Rocketeer
“Mad” Mike Hughes plans to fly a home made steam powered rocket over the Mojave Desert on November 25. If successful, his next goal is to fly high enough to take a photo proving the world is flat.
Quicker Tesla Roadster Might Fly (“Short Hops”)
Elon Musk has tweeted that the new Tesla Roadster will have an optional performance upgrade that will make it even quicker than the base model. He also hinted something about flying cars and rockets. What is Musk up to now?
