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Watch this rocket ‘eat’ its own body for fuel

Ouroboros-3 uses its own plastic fuselage as propellant. University of GlasgowThe Ouroboros-3 prototype is an autophage rocket engine designed for a fiery demise. The post Watch this rocket ‘eat’ its own body for fuel appeared first on Popular Science.

NASA is headed for the moon next week, and it’s bringing lots of weird stuff

The Astrobotic Peregrin lander is scheduled to make its soft lunar landing in late February. AstroboticUnited Launch Alliance’s unmanned spacecraft takes off on January 8, 2024, carrying new tools, tiny robots, and… Gene Roddenberry’s ashes. The post NASA is headed for the moon next week, and it’s bringing lots of weird stuff appeared first on Popular Science.