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The Ion Space Propulsion Lab at Michigan Tech is a collection of research, development, and educational laboratories dedicated to advancing spacecraft technology. Doctoral research students build and ...
Sedna will reach its closest approach to the Sun in 2076, providing a remarkable space-faring opportunity that won’t come ...
A 2-D radial-axial (r-z) hybrid fluid/particle-in-cell (PIC) model has been developed to model energetic particle-induced channel-wall erosion in coaxial Hall discharge plasma thrusters. The discharge ...
The electric propulsion system has been widely used in geostationary satellites for the special advantages. The localized plasma flow generated by the ion thrusters has to be evaluated, which could ...
Space is a very big place, and as such, it's full of mysteries that scientists can't explain. Some of this is simply because it's impossible to fully observe, thanks to its sheer size and the ...
Chemical rockets have powered humanity’s journey into space for decades. Their explosive thrust is essential for launch, but in the vacuum of space, these systems quickly burn through fuel, making ...
UK start-up Magdrive will launch a metal-fuelled plasma thruster into space for its first test.
Four-year-old small satellite maker Muon Space announced $89.5 million in new funding June 12 to scale production and acquire propulsion startup Starlight Engines, bringing a potential supply ...
The trinational engine effort aims to bring adaptive-cycle power and propulsion to the Future Combat Air System fighter.
Hypergravity Thrusters Items required for this objective: Knot specialist, pencil, knot diagram Climb the ladder up to Meriloft. Here, you'll see F'ther and his brother Harm'ny Lightbeard.