Supernova is designed to use foldable mirrors to focus the sun’s rays onto the propulsion system’s heat exchanger. When ammonia passes through the heat exchanger, it rapidly builds up pressure ...

China’s “high-thrust magnetic plasma thruster”, designed by the Xian Aerospace Propulsion Institute, was able to achieve stable operation at its full power of 100 kilowatts. “The ...

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are set to return from the ISS after a nine-month mission, extended due to technical challenges with the Starliner spacecraft. Williams advocated ...

The stranded duo have been on the ISS since June after the Boeing Starliner spacecraft they were testing on its maiden crewed voyage suffered propulsion issues and was deemed unfit to fly them ...

An F135 engine undergoes altitude testing at the Arnold Engineering Development Center. Credit: XM Collection / Alamy Stock Photo Finland has begun construction of new facilities that will build ...

However, technical issues like helium leaks and propulsion problems were discovered, preventing them from returning on the Starliner. Instead, the spacecraft returned to Earth without them in ...

“Boeing's Starliner spacecraft was plagued by a slew of helium leaks and propulsion issues when it reached the space station with its crew,” USA TODAY reported. “After months of ...

China's Type 003 Fujian class of aircraft carrriers is conventionally powered. Credit: China Defense Ministry Amid the hoopla around the Zhuhai Airshow last year, a key moment passed almost ...

When the Washington State Ferry System selected a synchronous, variable-speed AC motor with a cycloconverter drive for the propulsion system on its three new Jumbo Mark II ferries, the ships ...

17 Mar - More than a month following her passing, Barbie Hsu is finally laid to rest at the Chin Pao San Cemetery in Jinshan. On 15 March, the Hsu family, including her mother, two children, sister ...