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Virgin Galactic Rocket Motor
The creation of a hybrid rocket motor system for SpaceShipTwo represented a significant engineering challenge. Virgin Galactic particularly proud that they designed and now test and manufacture this world class motor in house. Come meet the team behind the burn…the Rocket Guys.
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Watch all SpaceX landings in 60 seconds
On December 21, 2015, SpaceX landed its first rocket. Since then, the company has landed 7 more rockets. We’ve created a montage so you can watch them all in 60 seconds.
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SpaceX uses a different rocket fuel from anyone else
For nearly a year, SpaceX has been trying out something new: super-cooling the liquid oxygen (LOX) which is a key ingredient in rocket fuel. It’s called deep-cryo LOX, and the idea has been around since NASA began designing rockets in the first half of the 20th century. But no one has had the guts to…
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Virgin Galactic Hybrid Rocket Motor Test
Footage from Virgin Galactic’s recent Hybrid Rocket Motor Test May 8, 2014