NASA Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Program (Popularity: ): Seeks to discover ways to make interstellar flight possible. From Stargazers to Starships (Popularity: ): Deals with the world of gravity: of massive planets and stars, and the way spaceflight is achieved despite their strong pull. Topics include astronomy of the Earth's motion in space ... My Jet Engine Projects (Popularity: ): How to build your own pulsejet or turbojet engine. Manned Missions to Mars (Popularity: ): Manned missions to Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and all the outer planets are now possible thanks to a newly developed propulsion system.
NASA In-Space Propulsion (Popularity: ): Researching and developing aerocapture technology, electric propulsion, ion propulsion, solar sails, and other technologies. HowStuffWorks: How Air-breathing Rockets Will Work (Popularity: ): Explains the concept behind rocket-based, combined cycle engines, including scramjets. Fuelling Interplanetary Travel (Popularity: ): Takes a look at the traditional and new propulsion technologies needed for space exploration. Also covers the basic concepts involved with interplanetary travel. Scientific American: The Way to Go in Space (Popularity: ): Engineers have no shortage of inventive plans for new propulsion systems that might someday expand human presence beyond Earth.
Rocket Science 101 (Popularity: ): Interactive NASA feature lets you "assemble" a Delta II or an Atlas V rocket. Learn about the basic parts of these launch vehicles, how they are configured, and how they ... Pulse Detonation Engines (Popularity: ): Describes the theory of how these engines work.
Hypersonic Airbreathing Propulsion Branch (Popularity: ): Performs research to advanced technology for hypersonic airbreathing propulsion systems for aerospace vehicles.