Researchers demonstrated the first fully 3D-printed, droplet-emitting electrospray engine. The low-cost device can be fabricated more quickly than traditional thrusters, potentially from on board a ...

This 3D printing technology could allow astronauts to manufacture satellite engines in space, eliminating the need for Earth-based launches.

MIT researchers demonstrated the first fully 3D-printed, droplet-emitting electrospray engine. The low-cost device can be fabricated more quickly than traditional thrusters, potentially from on board ...

Engineers at MIT have created a fully 3D-printed engine that could change the way small satellites move in space. This new ...

An electrospray engine applies an electric field to a conductive liquid – generating a high-speed jet of tiny droplets that can propel a spacecraft. These miniature engines are ideal for small ...

Using a model, MIT astrophysicist Sara Seager demonstrates ... mission designed to fly by asteroids, easily fits into a CubeSat (left) that’s just 12 inches long. Principal investigator Les ...

Credit: Gitai Space robotics startup Gitai says it has successfully completed the demonstration of its in-house developed 16U cubesat, called SC1, which is a forerunner to the company developing ...

"We developed a scheme that allows the CubeSats to operate efficiently without colliding," said aerospace Ph.D. student Ruthvik Bommena. "These small spacecraft have limited onboard computation ...

A regional university in southwest China, little known to the wider world, has eclipsed much more famous Western institutions with its high-quality scientific research output, according to a new ...