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.

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

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 ...

Russia has introduced a plasma electric rocket engine that could transform ... Meanwhile, Italy and the EU are exploring similar propulsion methods. Experts predict these engines will be key ...

Elon Musk unveils a flying Tesla Roadster using SpaceX thrusters while explaining why hydrogen fuel cells won’t shape the ...

NASA's Artemis campaign is rapidly advancing the development of Gateway, a space station that will orbit the Moon and serve ...

Letara, a startup that develops and manufactures propulsion systems (engines) for spacecraft such as satellites using plastic as fuel, announced on the 12th that it has raised an additional 650 ...