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  2. Explainer-What is helium and why is it used in rockets? - AOL

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    Helium is used to pressurize fuel tanks, ensuring fuel flows to the rocket's engines without interruption; and for cooling systems. As fuel and oxidiser are burned in the rocket's engines, helium ...

  3. Boeing Starliner’s crew is now on the space station after ...

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    Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Boeing’s Starliner mission has safely docked with the International Space Station and the spacecraft ...

  4. Helium - Wikipedia

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    Helium. hexagonal close-packed (hcp) Helium (from Greek: á¼¥λιος, romanized: helios, lit. 'sun') is a chemical element; it has symbol He and atomic number 2. It is a colorless, odorless, non-toxic, inert, monatomic gas and the first in the noble gas group in the periodic table.

  5. Boeing Crew Flight Test - Wikipedia

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    Boeing Crew Flight Test (Boe-CFT) was the first crewed mission of the Boeing Starliner capsule. Launched on 5 June 2024, the mission flew a crew of two NASA astronauts, Barry E. Wilmore and Sunita Williams, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to the International Space Station. The mission was meant to last eight days, ending on 14 June ...

  6. Fusion rocket - Wikipedia

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    Fusion rocket. A schematic of a fusion-driven rocket by NASA. A fusion rocket is a theoretical design for a rocket driven by fusion propulsion that could provide efficient and sustained acceleration in space without the need to carry a large fuel supply. The design requires fusion power technology beyond current capabilities, and much larger ...

  7. The U.S. just sold its helium stockpile. Here's why the ...

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    For now, Reeder suggested, helium consumers must be judicious. “It’s probably not good to use helium for party balloons anymore,” he said. On Thursday, the U.S. government sold the Federal ...

  8. Boeing Starliner - Wikipedia

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    Boeing Starliner. The Boeing Starliner (or CST-100) [c] is a spacecraft designed to transport crew to and from the International Space Station (ISS) and other low-Earth-orbit destinations. Developed by Boeing under NASA 's Commercial Crew Program (CCP), it consists of a reusable crew capsule and an expendable service module.

  9. Space Launch System core stage - Wikipedia

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    The Space Launch System core stage, or simply core stage, is the main stage of the American Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, built by The Boeing Company in the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility. At 65 m (212 ft) tall and 8.4 m (27.6 ft) in diameter, the core stage contains approximately 987 t (2,177,000 lb) of its liquid hydrogen and liquid ...