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Starting new threads in the Advanced Topics Section of NSF's Forum Started by Chris Bergin	0 Replies 31465 Views	05/19/2015 10:27 am by Chris Bergin
NASA Studies Manned Asteroid Mission Started by	9 Replies 4478 Views	11/22/2006 02:57 pm by Chris Bergin
Huge 'launch ring' to fling satellites into orbit Started by « 1 2 Next All »	38 Replies 15704 Views	10/30/2006 01:15 am by TyMoore
Navy rail gun breaches atmosphere Started by « 1 2 Next All »	25 Replies 14443 Views	01/22/2007 12:20 am by stargazer777
NASA tests methane engine Started by « 1 2 Next All »	25 Replies 10170 Views	05/08/2007 01:34 am by TyMoore
A New Paradigm for Lunar Orbits Started by	5 Replies 3782 Views	12/27/2006 07:47 pm by tethernaut
Electromagnetic Radiation Shield? Started by	2 Replies 3371 Views	10/05/2006 08:39 pm by mauk2
Gravitational Assist Started by « 1 2 Next All »	22 Replies 11718 Views	05/04/2007 11:10 pm by imfan
Magnetic 'elephant trunk' sucks up lunar soil Started by	6 Replies 4098 Views	03/30/2007 08:06 pm by publiusr
radiation protection via emp pulse Started by +energy	5 Replies 2710 Views	05/10/2014 03:33 am by cordwainer
The Alvarez Conundrum Started by +energy	4 Replies 1953 Views	04/26/2014 11:51 pm by Andrew_W
Other than earth where is the best place to live? Started by 02hurnella « 1 2 3 ... 6 Next All »	105 Replies 48453 Views	07/05/2009 07:50 am by KelvinZero
Shuttle-like downmass capability for an RLV? Started by 2552	6 Replies 2962 Views	02/09/2010 03:22 am by 2552
A cost effective hybrid vactrain/rocket launch system Started by 852derek852	1 Replies 1805 Views	01/14/2012 07:05 am by QuantumG
Promise to reliable and economic space access: candidates of future propulsion tech Started by 8900 « 1 2 3 4 Next All »	70 Replies 40923 Views	04/14/2011 12:08 pm by DLR
Metallic TPS : current status and future development Started by 8900	6 Replies 7758 Views	09/27/2008 04:27 pm by ANTIcarrot
Titan ground/aerial vehicle burning atm. CH4 as fuel Started by 8900 « 1 2 Next All »	26 Replies 11212 Views	12/18/2011 03:35 pm by douglas100
RCC vs PICA for shuttle leading wing edge TPS Started by 8900	7 Replies 4330 Views	01/23/2009 01:53 am by mlorrey
Superconducting charged particle deflector in deep space missions Started by 8900	3 Replies 2276 Views	04/04/2012 09:44 pm by krytek
ISS-tehnology-derived Space Based Solar Power plant Started by 8900	19 Replies 6612 Views	08/31/2009 03:20 am by Robotbeat
Solid waste recycling technology for space colonization Started by 8900	7 Replies 5301 Views	06/24/2012 05:22 am by KelvinZero
Solar Panel Self-cleaning mechanism Started by 8900	12 Replies 8772 Views	12/21/2007 02:02 pm by renclod
Will scramjet planes ever take off? Started by 8900 « 1 2 Next All »	38 Replies 23344 Views	11/20/2009 04:18 pm by RanulfC
Spiky ferrofluid thrusters can move satellites Started by A12	4 Replies 2281 Views	07/12/2017 12:36 pm by Katana
3d printed food? Started by Abdul S.	6 Replies 3557 Views	11/29/2013 02:00 am by Stormbringer
Question about solar sails (and magsails and electric sails) Started by aceshigh « 1 2 3 Next All »	47 Replies 20498 Views	07/16/2014 10:08 am by Nilof
Producing rocket fuel on Mars Started by aceshigh « 1 2 3 Next All »	58 Replies 31563 Views	04/28/2011 08:03 am by alexterrell
Wind Rider: A High Performance Magsail (Jupiter in a month) Started by aceshigh « 1 2 3 Next All »	46 Replies 26882 Views	01/26/2025 03:37 pm by leovinus
What systems would make sense to have under artificial gravity in a ship? Started by aceshigh « 1 2 3 Next All »	42 Replies 18923 Views	11/29/2016 12:43 pm by Stormbringer
Nuclear Salt Water Rocket (NSWR) Started by aceshigh « 1 2 Next All »	24 Replies 34016 Views	08/02/2020 01:30 pm by tea monster
Refrigerator Laser to dive into the Sun? Started by aceshigh « 1 2 Next All »	22 Replies 20357 Views	11/13/2014 05:02 am by cordwainer
Segmented Torus Centrifugue for artificial gravity in several directions Started by aceshigh « 1 2 Next All »	27 Replies 19452 Views	09/23/2014 06:25 pm by JasonAW3
Economical feasibility of sending resources from Mars to Earth Started by aceshigh « 1 2 3 4 Next All »	66 Replies 21572 Views	11/22/2014 10:14 pm by Elmar Moelzer
Electrospray Ion Drive: thousands of times the thrust of existing ion drives? Started by aceshigh « 1 2 Next All »	25 Replies 9573 Views	08/21/2018 12:00 pm by aceshigh
Hydralox with Oxygen Thrust-Augmented Nozzle? Started by acksed « 1 2 3 Next All »	45 Replies 17720 Views	04/01/2023 05:05 pm by Ithirahad
Advanced liquid propellants. Started by Adaptation	8 Replies 13656 Views	03/18/2014 03:47 am by Vultur
Method for in orbit reaction wheel replacement. Started by Adaptation « 1 2 3 Next All »	40 Replies 15451 Views	03/26/2014 03:33 am by cordwainer
Electromagnetic high velocity launching & landing pad Started by Adil « 1 2 Next All »	34 Replies 14686 Views	04/10/2014 07:49 am by Adaptation
A Distinctive method of how to deflect an asteroid from the Population Started by Adil	6 Replies 2606 Views	07/19/2015 09:42 pm by Paul451
Possibility of Probe Designs which can survive deep Plunge into Jovians Started by Admiral_Ritt	4 Replies 3325 Views	06/17/2017 01:45 am by Hop_David
A colonizing effort for TITAN Started by Admiral_Ritt « 1 2 Next All »	26 Replies 10644 Views	07/06/2025 07:46 am by Paul451
A Good Test Bed to Determine if TITAN Can be a Viable Colony World Started by Admiral_Ritt	2 Replies 2275 Views	11/21/2016 10:28 pm by Admiral_Ritt
Substantial Advantages to Equatorial Ramp Launch Started by Admiral_Ritt « 1 2 Next All »	30 Replies 14017 Views	01/06/2016 09:12 pm by JasonAW3
Quickest (fantasy) journey to Mars with chemical rockets? Started by adrianwyard « 1 2 3 4 Next All »	68 Replies 26341 Views	08/05/2011 07:31 am by A_M_Swallow
Hydrogen-Boron Fusion: Suitable for space applications? Started by adrianwyard « 1 2 Next All »	23 Replies 6597 Views	02/25/2020 06:52 am by xanmarus
Magdrive: pulsed plasma thruster Started by adrianwyard	13 Replies 4850 Views	10/16/2022 03:08 pm by adrianwyard
Far future crewed LEO vehicles: capsule vs. lifting body vs. winged-vehicle Started by adrianwyard « 1 2 3 ... 6 Next All »	115 Replies 48586 Views	04/22/2015 10:01 pm by RanulfC
Proposing One Underground Pulse Orion > True nuclear launch cannon Started by advancednano	14 Replies 7031 Views	03/13/2009 06:05 pm by JohnFornaro
Room temperature superconductor news - would be big for magsails and all kinds of applications Started by advancednano	9 Replies 7083 Views	03/23/2008 11:23 pm by Lampyridae
micro-fusion work without fission trigger Started by advancednano « 1 2 Next All »	34 Replies 27945 Views	07/26/2018 03:30 pm by Archibald