Watch this rocket 'eat' its own body for fuel
The Ouroboros-3 prototype is an autophage rocket engine designed for a fiery demise.
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Watch this self-eating rocket prototype engine consume itself then explode (video)
British researchers have tested a prototype self-eating rocket that could launch tiny satellites cheaply and without leaving any debris behind.
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Rocket, right? >> this is actually the third test. but the first two tests were something slightly different. the air force is developing the ferrari of these systems, if you like. the army, which was the system tested recently is going for something a lit less ambitious. this is like the bmw of these systems. what this bmw missile does is it's launched by conventional rocket. but it doesn't go into space. it stays in the atmosphere and then it glides at very high altitude. very quickly. without being powered. it's t. really is a super glider. >> wow. interesting. i'm thinking of this and i wa...
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