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NASA’s New Hybrid-Electric Jet Engine Just Proved It Can Power an Airliner

American space agency NASA and GE Aerospace announced the first integrated test of a Passport engine in Hybrid Thermally ...

NASA, GE aerospace hybrid engine system marks successful test

To an untrained eye, the aircraft engine sitting outside of a Cincinnati facility in December might have looked like standard ...

NASA’s Next Moon Rocket Runs on Shuttle Engines—Here’s the Story Behind Each One

NASA is getting ready to launch its massive, fully expendable rocket for the first crewed flight to the Moon since Apollo.
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NASA’s new nuclear engine could transform deep space

I’ve grown up with rockets that burn chemical fuel, but NASA’s next big leap in propulsion could make those engines look as dated as steam trains. By turning to nuclear power in space, the agency is ...
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NASA Conducts Hot Fire of RS-25 Engine

NASA successfully conducted a hot fire of RS-25 engine No. 2063 on Jan. 22 at the Fred Haise Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis ...
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US aerospace giant tests hybrid electric engine for future narrowbody aircraft

GE Aerospace announced on January 26 that it reached a key milestone in hybrid-electric ...