Fusion has long been the propulsion end-goal for interplanetary travel, and a U.K.-based company thinks on its way to achieving that dream.

Electric propulsion is a more efficient alternative to traditional chemical rockets, and it's being increasingly used on space missions, starting off with prototypes on NASA's Deep Space 1 and the ...

Space is getting crowded — humans have now placed over 20,000 satellites into orbit since the start of the space age, and ...

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

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.

On Episode 152 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik host Dr. Robert O'Brien, Director of the Universities Space ...

Chicago, March 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global rocket hybrid propulsion market was valued at US$ 3.77 billion in 2024 and is expected to reach US$ 6.30 billion by 2033, growing at a CAGR ...

For example, the rocket design will be mastered from the design lessons ... Finally, the recent explosive development of electric/hybrid propulsion and aircraft will be examined. If you haven't ...

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 ...