Hall thrusters are used in earth-orbiting satellites and show promise to propel robotic spacecraft long distances, and the plasma ejected from the exhaust end of the thruster can deliver great ...

The thruster design included a fuel reservoir filled with solid iodine that could be heated with resistance heaters powered by solar panels.

That thruster could significantly reduce the amount of fuel, and therefore weight, that a spacecraft needs to get around. And that makes a mission to Mars with such a thrusted design more feasible.

New rocket thruster could mean humans boldly go on never-ending space trips - The breakthrough could mean deep space exploration is no longer the stuff of sci-fi, according to University of ...

What do scanning electron microscopes and satellites have in common? On the face of things, not much, but after seeing [Zachary Tong]’s latest video on liquid metal ion thrusters, we see that… ...

Deep space exploration might no longer be confined to sci-fi after scientists began testing a rocket thruster which promises to boldly go further than ever before.

There is a new multi-turn, multi-lead design for the first generation PT-1 (Plasmoid Thruster) that produces thrust by expelling plasmas with embedded magnetic fields (plasmoids) at high velocities.

Even though many lessons were learned during the design and construction of the original thruster, [Jay] still built some variability into this version so he could experiment with different ...

NASA nears decision on what to do with Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft Boeing won't start flying operational crew missions with Starliner until a year from now.

Jet engines are relatively simple in their basic design, but advancements in gas turbine engine technology have mostly done away with the cool-looking bucket-type reverse thrust systems. These ...

Scientists are working on a new rocket thruster which could open up “never-ending” deep space exploration by using any type of metal as fuel. The team at the University of Southampton say that ...