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

DENVER, March 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ursa Major has been awarded a contract for delivery of fully integrated GEO propulsion systems for a customer focused on critical space missions. The multi ...

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 ...

Weak spacecraft use this because they do not have a lot of deltaV. All current space probes use Hohmann because currently there ain’t no such thing as a strong propulsion system. A “Brachistochrone” ...

Kratos has unveiled plans for a Mach 5-capable drone that promises to be ‘orders of magnitude’ cheaper than any comparable ...

The limitations of existing propulsion systems mean that astronauts must travel for up to a year to reach Mars. However, Russia’s state atomic energy corporation Rosatom has developed a plasma ...

The Fleet Solid Support Ship (FSS) programme for the UK Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) has chalked up new milestones with the ...

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DALLAS—Enstrom hopes to achieve certification of a crash-resistant fuel system on its turbine-engine 480 helicopter family in June, paving the way for follow-on approval of the piston-powered ...

That, in turn, put increased stress on the propulsion system, likely causing the rocket to explode before it had the chance to reach space. On January 17, the Super Heavy booster’s 33 Raptor ...