Create a prototype of an efficient aircraft capable of flying with ion propulsion. This is the aim of the IPROP project, led ...

Southern California startup Viridian Space Corp. is developing an electric propulsion system for spacecraft in very low Earth orbit that scoops up air for plasma thrusters. The ...

A consortium led by Belgian engineering firm Tractebel has completed the European Space Agency-commissioned RocketRoll ...

The task of the innovative enterprise will be the mass production of propulsion systems, including plasma ones, designed for small spacecraft – nano- and microsatellites (CubeSat format and their ...

If there’s anything that came from one of the worlds that was promised to us in "Back to the Future" or "The Jetsons" or ...

Sending an object to another star is still the stuff of science fiction. But some concrete missions could get us at least part way there. These "interstellar precursor missions" include a trip to the ...

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has released its latest report into the potential of advanced nuclear technology for ...

Dr. King is an experimentalist interested in studying electric space propulsion systems, including Hall-effect thrusters, ion engines, and arcjets. By utilizing strong electromagnetic forces to ...

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An alternative technology to the chemically propelled rockets the agency develops now is called nuclear thermal propulsion ... NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency are jointly ...

In 2019, a year dominated by sustainability and advanced air mobility news ... of Siemens’ electric and hybrid-electric aerospace propulsion unit. Based in Germany and... Guy is a Senior ...