The NK-33 engine is one of the most emblematic chapters in Soviet engineering and in the history of the space race. Created under absolute secrecy to power the USSR’s lunar program, the propulsion system not only survived the cancellation of the mission but also returned to service decades later, in a new phase of the Russian space industry.
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U.S. Space Force releases rare image of the mysterious X-37B spacecraft in orbit
The United States Space Force has released a rare image of the X-37B spaceplane, a project developed in partnership with Boeing to test reusable space vehicle technologies.
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Morgan Freeman invested in Tesla and may have earned a 3,000% profit on the company’s shares
Morgan Freeman revealed in 2016 that he was a Tesla investor and an admirer of Elon Musk, praising his visionary ideas and achievements with SpaceX.
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NASA tests nuclear propulsion that could shorten the journey to Mars and revolutionize space exploration
NASA is developing new technologies to enable a crewed mission to Mars, planned for 2035 under the Artemis program.
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NASA develops underwater robots to explore hidden oceans on Jupiter and Saturn’s moons
NASA is developing miniature underwater robots called SWIM (Sensing With Independent Micro-swimmers), designed to explore hidden oceans on icy moons like Europa, of Jupiter, and Enceladus, of Saturn, in search of extraterrestrial life.
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