Power for a space plane

Article Abstract:

An overview of supersonic combustion scramjets that could power missiles and other weapons, space planes and even long-range passenger airliners at hypersonic speeds Mach 5 to Mach 15 is presented. Unlike a rocket that punches straight up to orbit, a scramjet-powered craft would climb like an airplane on aerodynamic lift generated by its wings and fuselage, making it more maneuverable and safer.

United States, Space Vehicles, Usage, Materials, Spacecraft, Space ships, Scramjet engines

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Sloshing in Space

Article Abstract:

The Sloshsat FLEVO is being launched into space by the Dutch National Aerospace Laboratory NLR to study weightlessness and fluid mechanics. FLEVO (Facility for Liquid Experimentation and Verification in Orbit) is a satellite that will hold a 33.5-liter quantity of ultrapure water; sloshing data will be captured by sensors.

Netherlands, Science & research, Scientific Satellites, Research, Water, Fluid dynamics, Weightlessness, Mechanical properties

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