Electric propulsion is a more efficient alternative to traditional chemical rockets, and it's being increasingly used on space missions, starting off with prototypes on NASA's Deep Space 1 and the ...

The Sunbird concept is for the fusion-powered ‘tugs’ to be permanently based in space, able to dock with spacecraft and ...

Rocket hybrid propulsion market is rapidly expanding, driven by military advancements, growing space tourism, and innovative ...

Space is getting crowded — humans have now placed over 20,000 satellites into orbit since the start of the space age, and ...

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

The system has an average power of 300 kW and is expected to help spacecraft achieve far higher speeds than conventional propulsion systems. “A plasma rocket motor is a type of electric motor.

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

The Sunbird Migratory Transfer Vehicle is designed to cut mission times to Mars by half while offering a reusable, ...

The Sunbird nuclear fusion rocket concept has the potential to more than halve the time to travel to Mars and cut travel time ...

They discuss the history, current developments, and future potential of nuclear electric and nuclear thermal propulsion systems, which could revolutionize our ability to explore Mars and beyond ...