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 ...

NASA astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams have been stuck in space for nine months, on what was originally going to ...

Bothell, Wash.-based Portal Space Systems shows off the lab where its solar thermal propulsion system will be developed.

Magdrive is working on three versions of its space thrusters, and because they run on solid metal, they might one day even be powered by space junk collected directly in orbit, turning it from threat ...

Astronauts who have been stranded in space for months are expected to return home, with help from a crew on a SpaceX ...

If successful, the technology could be used to increase the efficiency of other space missions. Russia is not the only country investing in the development of alternative propulsion systems.

Based on Platform, launch vehicles segment for the Space Propulsion market is projected to be largest during the forecast period Based on platform, launch vehicle platform is expected to lead the ...

Pulsar describes itself as a "space propulsion systems and services company delivering intelligent propulsion now and delivering the future through fusion propulsion". It uses Hall Effect Thrusters, ...

An Oxfordshire-based startup creating the next-generation of spacecraft propulsion has raised $10.5m in seed funding in a round led by pan-European VC Redalpine. Magdrive was founded in 2019 by chief ...

Sunita Williams is returning aboard SpaceX Dragon spacecraft with astronaut Butch Willmore and two other Crew-9 members.