Unlike most interplanetary probes, Dawn is not propelled by a chemical rocket engine, but by a solar-electric ion propulsion ... This innovative propulsion concept was first used in 1998 on NASA’s ...

A next-generation thruster developed by NASA may have brought the long awaited advent of interplanetary travel ... spacecraft using the NASA-H71M electric propulsion technology will be able ...

As humanity’s ambitions to send humans to Mars grow, the challenge of getting there in a timely and safe manner becomes more ...

Developed in complete secrecy by Pulsar’s in-house team, Sunbird to be presented at the Space-Comm EXPO on March 11th at ExCeL London Meet the Sunbird: a marvel of space propulsion innovation, powered ...

electric and chemical propulsion) and missions (for example sun-synchronous orbits, interplanetary missions, stationary orbits at Lagrange points) require an extensive portfolio of tools, which may ...

The Startup Pulsar Fusion is proposing a 2 Megawatt nuclear fusion orbital components for 2027. Pulsar has now proceeded to ...

On Episode 152 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik host Dr. Robert O'Brien, Director of the Universities Space ...

Sunbird represents a significant leap in space propulsion technology, with the potential to dramatically shorten interplanetary ... Vehicle is designed to cut mission times to Mars by half while ...