Alliant Techsystems recently demonstrated a critical capability of its liquid oxygen (LOX)/Methane rocket engine by igniting it in a vacuum chamber. The successful ignition test was designed to ...
XCOR Aerospace announced today that it had won a $3.3 million contract with ATK as part of ATK’s contract to develop low-cost LOX/methane rocket propulsion for NASA. Together with ATK, XCOR will ...
An industry-academic team from California is claiming what it believes is the first successful flight of a liquid oxygen (LOX)-methane powered rocket engine. The milestone was achieved on April 12, ...
The next era of space access is coming fast. Elon Musk has described a future where Starship launches “every hour,” carrying 200 tons per flight, and delivers “million ...
Gut bacteria normally generate both hydrogen and methane, which are both combustible in air. Some people's farts lack methane though, and a subset of people (such as those with irritable bowel ...
"We're going to continue to treat any LOX-methane vehicle with 100 percent TNT blast equivalency." ...