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AI is printing the rocket engine that could beat SpaceX at its own game

SpaceX owns 98% of global rocket launches, a monopoly with virtually no competition. Only China is competing with Elon Musk at this point in number of launches and, while the country is getting closer ...
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Photos: AI-designed rocket engine delivers 5,000 newtons of thrust power in tests

Interestingly, the rocket engine was created entirely by an advanced artificial intelligence system. LEAP 71’s “Noyron,” a powerful Large Computational Engineering Model, autonomously generated the ...
TCT Magazine

LEAP 71 successfully tests two different 20kN methalox rocket engines

They were designed with its Noyron Large Computational Engineering Model and 3D printed with a high-temperature copper alloy.
BGR

This Company Wants To Use AI To Mass-Produce Rocket Engines

SpaceX currently controls nearly every rocket launch on Earth. With 98% of global orbital launches under its belt, Elon Musk's company has become the de facto gatekeeper to space. While China is still ...
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Mutant Rocket Engine Pairing Rotating Detonation with Ramjet Ignites for the First Time

There probably never was a better time for rocket engine fans to be alive. It's a time when those who have the means can go out and start building the rocket engine of their dreams, while the rest can ...
SpaceNews

NASA Validates Revolutionary Propulsion Design for Deep Space Missions

This advanced rocket engine design could one day change how future propulsion systems are built! Marshall propulsion engineers designed the Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) to differ from a ...
autoevolution

Andromeda 2 Space Engine Opens the Doors to Fully Reusable Two-Stage Rockets

The reusability of different parts of a space rocket has opened the doors to a literal flood of launches to Earth orbit and beyond. Thanks to the fact that space companies now no longer have to make a ...
SpaceNews

Rocket Lab Successfully Completes First Test Fire of Reused Rutherford Engine

Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab”, or “the Company”), a leading launch and space systems company, has successfully test fired a reused Rutherford first stage engine for the first time – ...
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Blue Origin's BE-4 Vs. SpaceX's Raptor Engine: What's The Difference Between Them?

The rise of the commercial space industry in the past decade has been nothing short of amazing to watch. Not only have we witnessed some brilliant innovations brought to reality, such as reusable ...
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NASA’s nuclear rocket could reach Mars in just 45 days

NASA is backing a new generation of nuclear rockets that could compress the months-long journey to Mars into a sprint ...
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University of Akron rocket team prepares for launch with record-breaking engine: Growing STEM

AKRON, Ohio — To reach new heights with the Emergence 5 rocket comes down to the smallest of measurements. The University of Akron's Akronauts Rocket Design Team is test fitting each component before ...
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I helped design rocket engines for NASA’s space shuttles. Here’s why businesses need AI as trustworthy as aerospace tech

When I was an aerospace engineer working on the NASA Space Shuttle Program, trust was mission-critical. Every bolt, every line of code, every system had to be validated and tested carefully, or the ...