Methane-based rocket fuel can be made on Mars

ISLAMABAD-Physicists at the University of California, Irvine have set out solve a pressing problem for space travelers: How can astronauts have enough fuel to travel back to Earth from Mars? The idea of making methane-based fuel on the Red Planet has been floating around the […]

China’s new Long March-8 rocket makes first flight

Beijing-China’s new carrier rocket, the Long March-8, made its maiden flight on Tuesday, the country’s space agency said, the first phase of a strategy to deploy launch vehicles that can be reused. The Long March-8 series is part of China’s endeavours to develop reusable rockets, […]