However, when applied over a great deal of time in the vacuum of space, it can lead to a huge change in velocity, or delta V. This manner of operation means that an ion thruster and a small mass ...

ISRO has successfully conducted a 1,000-hour life test on its 300mN Stationary Plasma Thruster, marking a significant ...

ISRO has announced the successful completion of a 1,000-hour life test on its 300mN (millinewton) Stationary Plasma Thruster ...

On the face of things, not much, but after seeing [Zachary Tong]’s latest video on liquid metal ion thrusters ... extraction electrode and into the vacuum beyond, generating thrust.

Currently, chemical propulsion is utilised to raise satellite orbits. This innovation will lead to significant mass savings ...

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

The imagery was captured with long-exposure photography. SAN FRANCISCO – Miles Space has demonstrated a water-fueled electric thruster with unusually lower power demands. “We have a water ...

Electrospray (ES) thrusters generate low thrust via the electrostatic extraction ... ILs additionally exhibit low vapor pressure that allow for exposure in vacuum conditions. Though ionic liquid ion ...

This German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) large-scale facility enables experiments on chemical thrusters under space-like vacuum conditions. The aim of the ...