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Starting new threads in the Advanced Topics Section of NSF's Forum Started by Chris Bergin	0 Replies 44225 Views	05/19/2015 10:27 am by Chris Bergin
Moving The Cloud to orbit Started by Ike17055 « 1 2 3 ... 22 Next »	438 Replies 113241 Views	03/07/2026 02:38 am by TrevorMonty
Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Started by Gordons « 1 2 3 Next All »	48 Replies 26861 Views	03/07/2026 02:21 am by InterestedEngineer
Humanoid Robots for Moon and Mars Started by Cheapchips « 1 2 3 ... 35 Next »	691 Replies 281245 Views	03/04/2026 07:53 pm by djellison
Longshot multistage gun launch Started by Asteroza « 1 2 3 Next All »	50 Replies 37327 Views	03/03/2026 08:12 pm by StraumliBlight
HTP/PLA/KMnO4 Hybrid Rocket Engine Started by Jerry Fisher « 1 2 3 ... 6 Next All »	110 Replies 96068 Views	03/03/2026 03:43 pm by Jerry Fisher
Hermeus hypersonic plane Started by Asteroza « 1 2 3 ... 5 Next All »	88 Replies 71365 Views	03/02/2026 11:00 pm by StraumliBlight
DLR LH/LOX SpaceLiner concept Started by FutureSpaceTourist « 1 2 Next All »	35 Replies 18131 Views	03/02/2026 02:53 pm by StraumliBlight
3D printer for space Started by DarkenedOne « 1 2 3 ... 9 Next All »	160 Replies 95332 Views	03/02/2026 10:58 am by JulesVerneATV
How Can AI Be Used for Space Applications? Started by sanman « 1 2 3 ... 31 Next »	602 Replies 219262 Views	03/02/2026 10:58 am by JulesVerneATV
Lunar ISRU Production of CH4 and LOX for propellent Started by Ben the Space Brit « 1 2 3 Next All »	59 Replies 31297 Views	03/01/2026 08:22 pm by Hop_David
Leap 71 (AI Computational Engineering in Space Propulsion) Started by Nonexistence « 1 2 Next All »	36 Replies 15106 Views	03/01/2026 02:02 am by Twark_Main
Space elevator Started by joshuabaker « 1 2 3 ... 7 Next All »	122 Replies 78068 Views	02/28/2026 04:42 pm by Hop_David
Maglev on the moon Started by PhotonBytes	17 Replies 18118 Views	02/28/2026 03:36 pm by Hop_David
Sand Batteries for Scalable Energy Storage on Moon / Mars? Started by sanman « 1 2 Next All »	30 Replies 14367 Views	02/26/2026 09:09 pm by Twark_Main
Fusion with space related aspects thread Started by josh_simonson « 1 2 3 ... 210 Next »	4182 Replies 1539535 Views	02/26/2026 08:52 am by catdlr
General Hypersonic Flight Related Topics Started by Star One « 1 2 3 ... 24 Next »	460 Replies 319130 Views	02/22/2026 02:56 pm by russianhalo117
Robot cultivated crops for Mars pioneers Started by seshagirib « 1 2 Next All »	22 Replies 9259 Views	02/20/2026 12:35 pm by Twark_Main
Personal Radiation Protection For Deep Space Travel? Started by drbuzz0	17 Replies 15717 Views	02/19/2026 10:07 pm by Twark_Main
NASA's current work on nuclear space power Started by magicsound	3 Replies 10867 Views	02/18/2026 03:16 pm by JulesVerneATV
How Will Quantum Computing Impact Spaceflight? Started by sanman « 1 2 3 4 Next All »	63 Replies 60990 Views	02/17/2026 10:19 pm by sanman
low mass inflatable habitats on Moon, Mars, asteroids etc. Started by Vultur « 1 2 Next All »	32 Replies 4006 Views	02/17/2026 09:53 am by redneck
Crewed Europan submarine Started by Gateway Station	3 Replies 927 Views	02/12/2026 07:45 pm by JulesVerneATV
'Leg Wheels' for Surface Exploration Started by sanman	8 Replies 3874 Views	02/11/2026 07:14 pm by JulesVerneATV
Mega-scale civil engineering on Mars Started by Robotbeat « 1 2 3 4 Next All »	67 Replies 48712 Views	02/09/2026 11:33 am by Paul451
How much Helium 3 is in the Solar wind? Started by BillKerman1234 « 1 2 Next All »	22 Replies 16324 Views	02/08/2026 03:12 pm by JulesVerneATV
Advanced Water Heating Design for Lunar, Martian and other Space Based uses. Started by DrysonB	13 Replies 2812 Views	02/08/2026 12:21 pm by JulesVerneATV
Giving Starship its own little shuttlecraft Started by Gateway Station	4 Replies 1041 Views	02/08/2026 02:57 am by Twark_Main
Martian Greenhouses Started by Robotbeat « 1 2 Next All »	23 Replies 9060 Views	02/07/2026 03:13 pm by sanman
Realistic, near-term, rotating Space Station Started by Roy_H « 1 2 3 ... 253 Next »	5041 Replies 1609222 Views	02/07/2026 02:19 pm by JulesVerneATV
DRACO: NASA and DARPA nuclear propulsion collaboration Started by FutureSpaceTourist « 1 2 3 ... 16 Next »	304 Replies 163470 Views	02/04/2026 11:45 pm by InterestedEngineer
Crewed missions to Titan using Starship - how feasible is it? Started by Gateway Station	10 Replies 1822 Views	02/04/2026 04:55 pm by crandles57
Venus orbiting space station? Started by Gateway Station	1 Replies 486 Views	02/04/2026 04:26 pm by Vultur
Turning Gateway into a Mars Transit Habitat? Started by Gateway Station	18 Replies 2957 Views	02/03/2026 04:23 pm by Vultur
Can AI-Data-Centers-in-Space Lead Us Toward Sunshade to Terraform Venus? Started by sanman « 1 2 3 Next All »	44 Replies 11724 Views	02/03/2026 05:22 am by sanman
Rolls-Royce space micro-reactor Started by Asteroza	3 Replies 5908 Views	02/01/2026 05:32 pm by StraumliBlight
Autophage Engines: Toward a Throttleable Solid Motor Started by Asteroza « 1 2 Next All »	26 Replies 26864 Views	02/01/2026 01:49 pm by sanman
Feasibility of fusion based launch Started by SpaceLizard « 1 2 3 Next All »	51 Replies 8815 Views	02/01/2026 08:14 am by Elmar Moelzer
Advancements in Electric Thrusters Started by Impaler « 1 2 3 ... 13 Next »	259 Replies 133212 Views	01/30/2026 11:57 pm by Vultur
Protecting against radiation at Europa's surface Started by Vultur	14 Replies 11347 Views	01/28/2026 01:12 pm by Lampyridae
Compact nuclear power sources for space exploration Started by Kaputnik « 1 2 3 Next All »	50 Replies 20442 Views	01/24/2026 03:40 pm by JulesVerneATV
Origami-based Structrue Vehicle. Flat Payloads / Colonies unfolding like Origami Started by JulesVerneATV	7 Replies 2362 Views	12/30/2025 02:36 pm by edzieba
Hall effect thruster power limits pushed Started by edzieba	15 Replies 7476 Views	12/23/2025 11:10 pm by JulesVerneATV
Wheeled & Non-Wheeled Legged Robots and Ground Vehicles Started by sanman « 1 2 Next All »	35 Replies 16339 Views	12/18/2025 11:19 pm by sanman
Method for storing antimatter Started by scienceguy	18 Replies 19795 Views	12/18/2025 12:31 am by scienceguy
The impossible Newtonian propulsion system in "Avatar" movie Started by Sith « 1 2 Next All »	36 Replies 31315 Views	12/17/2025 11:57 pm by catdlr
Northrop Grumman tests fast-developed SMART motor Started by catdlr	0 Replies 334 Views	12/17/2025 10:56 pm by catdlr
Externally fueled fusion propulsion using a pre-deployed deuterium beam Started by gustavohigon	9 Replies 1961 Views	12/17/2025 08:54 pm by Vultur
How Can We Have NTR SSTO? Started by sanman « 1 2 Next All »	33 Replies 6272 Views	12/17/2025 08:49 pm by Vultur
Size of comet that could be steered to useful orbit Started by crandles57	11 Replies 3704 Views	12/17/2025 03:36 pm by crandles57