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Chemists Unveil the Slickest Surface Ever to Ward Off Water
A duck’s back is not the only slippery surface water is prone to slide off of. Researchers have developed a new method of coating surfaces in a liquid-like layer to make them extra slick. The Finland-based research team, led by Sakari Lepikko of Aalto University, developed a reactor to create the surfaces, which are referred…
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SpaceX Fuels Starship as ULA’s Vulcan Readies for Christmas Launch—Plus More Rocket News
It’s been an unusually busy week in spaceflight, with the chatter restricted to rockets still on the ground. In a particularly festive update, United Launch Alliance (ULA) is gearing up for the launch of its Vulcan Centaur rocket on Christmas Eve. In what should serve as a thrilling finale to the year, United Launch Alliance…
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NASA Tests 3D-Printed Rocket Nozzle for Future Missions to Moon, Mars
In order to be able to carry heavier payloads through deep space, NASA designed a lightweight rocket engine nozzle made of aluminium that can still withstand the heat of launches. NASA recently tested two 3D printed nozzles at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, proving that they can operate in the most demanding…
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NASA Is Struggling to Open Its Asteroid Sample Container
About a month ago, pristine samples from an asteroid landed on Earth while enclosed within a tight capsule. The sample canister was designed to keep the main chunk of the asteroid safe during its journey through space, but now teams at NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) are struggling to open it to get at the…