It takes a lot of fuel to launch something into space. Sending NASA’s Space Shuttle into orbit required more than 3.5 million pounds of fuel, which is about 15 times heavier than a blue whale. But a new type of engine – called a rotating detonation engine – promises to make rockets not only more […]

DefenceTalkThe new year promises a great deal of space launch activity by many of the world’s spacefaring nations. The year just passed also saw many important events and activities for the space transportation community. Let’s take a brief look at 2014. NASA continued the development of its new Space Launch System (SLS) with a Critical […]https://www.defencetalk.com/summary-of-2014-civil-and-commercial-launches-61303/

DefenceTalkChina successfully launched its fifth manned spacecraft on Tuesday afternoon, announced Zhang Youxia, chief commander of China’s manned space program. Shenzhou-10, atop an upgraded Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China late Tuesday afternoon and entered its designated orbit minutes later. Three astronauts, two male and one […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-successfully-launches-shenzhou-10-spacecraft-48087/