Bothell, Wash.-based Portal Space Systems shows off the lab where its solar thermal propulsion system will be developed.
VIAVI Solutions is contributing to NASA's SPHEREx mission, launched on March 11, 2025. The mission, led by NASA's JPL and ...
said the new contract could pave the way for ASCENT thrusters to serve as the main propulsion for large satellites, lunar landers and space stations. First, though ASCENT thrusters must clear the ...
Spacecraft powered by electric propulsion could soon be better protected against their own exhaust, thanks to new supercomputer simulations. Electric propulsion is a more efficient alternative to ...