"Spacecraft Design" Blogs & Blog Posts

Solar sails are a method of spacecraft propulsion using radiation pressure exerted by sunlight on large surfaces.Post from: OrbitalHub...

Europa Clipper is a space probe in development by NASA. The spacecraft is being developed to study the Galilean moon Europa through a series of flybys while in orbit around Jupiter.Post from: OrbitalHub...

Dream Chaser is an American reusable lifting-body spaceplane being developed by Sierra Space.Post from: OrbitalHub...

Starship is an American two-stage super heavy lift launch vehicle under development by the aerospace company SpaceX.Post from: OrbitalHub...

Inflatable habitats or expandable habitats are pressurised tent-like structures capable of supporting life in outer space whose internal volume increases after launch. Post from: OrbitalHub...

A rotating detonation engine (RDE) is an engine using a form of pressure gain combustion, where one or more detonations continuously travel around an annular channel.Post from: OrbitalHub...

A nuclear thermal rocket (NTR) is a type of thermal rocket where the heat from a nuclear reaction, often nuclear fission, replaces the chemical energy of the propellants in a chemical rocket.Post from: OrbitalHub...