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Starting new threads in the Advanced Topics Section of NSF's Forum Started by Chris Bergin	0 Replies 30611 Views	05/19/2015 10:27 am by Chris Bergin
VASIMR Engine Started by dbooker « 1 2 3 ... 18 Next »	343 Replies 224509 Views	Today at 03:51 pm by InterestedEngineer
Non-Wheeled Pedal Locomotion Ground Vehicles Started by sanman	11 Replies 1097 Views	Today at 12:16 am by InterestedEngineer
Humanoid Robots for Moon and Mars Started by Cheapchips « 1 2 3 ... 16 Next »	309 Replies 95097 Views	04/18/2025 09:17 pm by MickQ
Realistic, near-term, rotating Space Station Started by Roy_H « 1 2 3 ... 245 Next »	4884 Replies 1244408 Views	04/18/2025 09:53 am by Twark_Main
Solar sailing as a service Started by yoram	16 Replies 1265 Views	04/14/2025 02:38 am by Twark_Main
Cyclic ozone (trioxirane) as oxidizer? Started by zubenelgenubi	3 Replies 475 Views	04/13/2025 07:12 pm by tenkendojo
Fusion with space related aspects thread Started by josh_simonson « 1 2 3 ... 208 Next »	4143 Replies 1288913 Views	04/11/2025 05:52 am by Robotbeat
Full flow / Dual staged expander cycle Started by Skye	4 Replies 724 Views	04/10/2025 07:54 am by Ixokani
We Can’t Rebuild Saturn V, But… Started by Skye « 1 2 Next All »	26 Replies 3488 Views	04/09/2025 05:11 pm by Roy_H
Nasa's first experimental Solar Sail - Groundbased Images Started by ralfvandebergh	6 Replies 803 Views	04/09/2025 03:35 pm by Robotbeat
How Can AI Be Used for Space Applications? Started by sanman « 1 2 3 ... 26 Next »	508 Replies 126082 Views	04/09/2025 11:04 am by Star One
HTP/PLA/KMnO4 Hybrid Rocket Engine Started by Jerry Fisher « 1 2 3 ... 5 Next All »	88 Replies 51130 Views	04/08/2025 02:24 pm by Jerry Fisher
Longshot multistage gun launch Started by Asteroza « 1 2 Next All »	20 Replies 8727 Views	04/06/2025 09:46 pm by StraumliBlight
NIAC 2023 Phase I awards Started by su27k	10 Replies 3549 Views	03/27/2025 12:44 pm by Robotbeat
NASA's current work on nuclear space power Started by magicsound	1 Replies 1579 Views	03/27/2025 12:22 pm by JulesVerneATV
How would you design an orbital terrarium? Started by Paul451	13 Replies 1306 Views	03/27/2025 07:05 am by mikelepage
Manned Mars Lander Started by Hyperion5 « 1 2 3 4 Next All »	77 Replies 70845 Views	03/26/2025 10:10 am by SKK
What Will Future Mars Copters Look Like? Started by sanman	9 Replies 3021 Views	03/22/2025 03:51 pm by catdlr
FSP/Kilopower/Krusty improvements? Started by Asteroza	0 Replies 291 Views	03/19/2025 03:50 am by Asteroza
Artemis Spaceplane Started by Skye « 1 2 3 4 Next All »	63 Replies 22094 Views	03/12/2025 10:36 am by Skye
Chemical rocket engine that is a hybrid with an Ion engine. Started by aerodynamics_bobo « 1 2 Next All »	23 Replies 6931 Views	03/09/2025 07:58 am by gin455res
Floating Habitat on Venus Started by sanman « 1 2 3 ... 9 Next All »	173 Replies 66032 Views	03/08/2025 09:45 pm by jbenton
Venus atmospheric probe Started by high road « 1 2 3 ... 7 Next All »	128 Replies 61753 Views	03/07/2025 01:09 pm by JulesVerneATV
How Will Quantum Computing Impact Spaceflight? Started by sanman « 1 2 3 Next All »	49 Replies 21461 Views	03/05/2025 11:59 am by Star One
Rotating Detonation Engines Started by SciNews « 1 2 3 ... 6 Next All »	114 Replies 71176 Views	03/05/2025 03:47 am by Asteroza
ODS aluminium alloys Started by Asteroza	5 Replies 2487 Views	03/04/2025 10:47 am by Skye
Laser Communication Started by redliox « 1 2 Next All »	20 Replies 14616 Views	03/04/2025 01:51 am by Asteroza
DARPA large bio-mechanical space structures RFI Started by Asteroza	0 Replies 513 Views	02/28/2025 03:31 am by Asteroza
Tower Catch: Who Else Can Do It? How Will It Evolve? Started by sanman « 1 2 3 4 Next All »	64 Replies 29597 Views	02/26/2025 03:40 pm by TrevorMonty
Air-breathing model rockets? Started by Skye	15 Replies 2427 Views	02/24/2025 07:53 am by Skye
Hermeus hypersonic plane Started by Asteroza « 1 2 3 4 Next All »	70 Replies 47850 Views	02/23/2025 03:46 am by AndrewM
General Hypersonic Flight Related Topics Started by Star One « 1 2 3 ... 23 Next »	452 Replies 266440 Views	02/20/2025 12:21 am by Asteroza
Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Started by Gordons « 1 2 Next All »	35 Replies 12877 Views	02/14/2025 07:56 pm by InterestedEngineer
2020's nuclear thermal propulsion efforts Started by RON_P « 1 2 3 ... 18 Next »	359 Replies 149150 Views	02/14/2025 07:50 am by Star One
Dual-bell nozzles Started by Skye	13 Replies 2604 Views	01/31/2025 07:58 am by Skye
Starship w/Disposable US Sending Submarine Probes to Enceladus and Europa Started by TomH	0 Replies 1196 Views	01/30/2025 09:45 pm by TomH
Artificial Gravity General Thread (Formerly Magnetic Boots) Started by Skye « 1 2 Next All »	22 Replies 6718 Views	01/30/2025 07:53 am by Skye
Magnetic Docking of Spacecraft/Satellites Started by sanman	3 Replies 1365 Views	01/28/2025 11:13 pm by Asteroza
Thought: use particle beams (directed in a particle accelerator) for thrust? Started by aoriginalusername	8 Replies 5560 Views	01/28/2025 05:30 pm by InterestedEngineer
Wind Rider: A High Performance Magsail (Jupiter in a month) Started by aceshigh « 1 2 3 Next All »	46 Replies 25667 Views	01/26/2025 03:37 pm by leovinus
triprop. orbital fuel factory (water + Alkane) Started by gin455res	12 Replies 2440 Views	01/25/2025 09:09 pm by gin455res
Starship and the orbital ring Started by Hotblack Desiato	5 Replies 3515 Views	01/23/2025 10:01 pm by bazingga
DRACO: NASA and DARPA nuclear propulsion collaboration Started by FutureSpaceTourist « 1 2 3 ... 11 Next »	216 Replies 73850 Views	01/22/2025 09:35 pm by InterestedEngineer
NIAC 2025 Phase 1 Started by StraumliBlight	3 Replies 1517 Views	01/14/2025 06:53 pm by Elmar Moelzer
The death of space planes and SSTO now because of re-usuable rockets? Started by nec207 « 1 2 3 ... 5 Next All »	91 Replies 29786 Views	01/09/2025 10:52 pm by WIgorN
Catalytic plasma-electrochemical ammonia synthesis Started by Asteroza	1 Replies 1239 Views	01/07/2025 02:27 pm by sanman
Lagrange Point Observatories - what about Lunar 3? Started by redliox	6 Replies 2806 Views	01/04/2025 04:49 pm by Proponent
Astro Mechanica turboelectric adaptive cycle supersonic engine Started by Asteroza	6 Replies 2950 Views	12/25/2024 11:01 pm by InterestedEngineer
STOL-Enabled smart reuse Started by gin455res	0 Replies 1094 Views	12/23/2024 06:35 pm by gin455res