The electric motors and inverters, of which there are several in each rocket, are there to pump fuel. And the inverters in particular look unique as compared to terrestrial inverters.

The electric rotodynamic pumps will spin at 40,000 rpm and increase the fuel and oxidizer pressures from between 0.2 and 0.3 MPa (29 to 44 psi) to between 10 to 20 MPa (1,500 to 2,900 psi).

Rocket Lab is already in the testing phase for a new engine it’s building to propel its forthcoming Photon Lunar spacecraft, ... HyperCurie uses electric pumps, ...

Electron launched from the pad on the Māhia Peninsula as the nine oxygen-kerosene Rutherford engines on the rocket's first stage—the first electric pump-fed rocket engines in the world, 3D ...

The electric pumps then easily combine the oxygen and hydrocarbon fuel into the combustion chamber. “It’s really only the advancement in battery technology that has enabled us to go to ...

Global sales of heat pumps have been growing at a double-digit rate in recent years, but it hasn’t been enough to keep the world on track to hit net zero carbon emissions in 2050, the IEA has said.

Thiruvananthapuram: Rocket science may not be able to fix broken hearts, but very soon technology mastered at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) may be able to help patients who are in ...

Test drive an electric car Aug. 5 at Pueblo Community College. The Ready EV Electric Car Guest Drive event is set to run from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, at Pueblo Community College, 900 W ...