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Propulsion technology helps rockets get off the ground. Joel Kowsky/NASA via AP

AI is making spacecraft propulsion more efficient – and could even lead to nuclear‑powered rockets

A subset of AI called reinforcement learning is helping scientists improve nuclear fuel technology, which they could use to power spacecraft and rockets.

Animal propulsion a flexible matter

The superior agility of animal movement in comparison to manmade designs is characterised by the flexibility of animal propulsors…
How hard can it be getting an object from A to B at great speed? KARI/HANDOUT

Rocket science isn’t rocket science, if you get my thrust

You know, it’s odd being a rocket scientist. The people you meet assume you’re not just smart, but some super-colossal paragon of intelligence with the wits of an atomic lovechild of Albert Einstein and…

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