France-based propulsion startup Ion-X announced Oct. 23 it will provide an upgraded version of its electrospray thruster to ...

When [Jay Bowles] demoed his first-generation ion thruster on Plasma Channel, the resulting video picked up millions of views and got hobbyists and professionals alike talking. While ionic lifters are ...

The FAST architecture, developed around ECAPS’ proprietary LMP-103S propellant, overcomes this limitation through an ...

Hall thrusters (HTs) are used in earth-orbiting satellites, and also show promise to propel robotic spacecraft long distances, such as from Earth to Mars. The propellant in a HT, usually xenon, is ...

Researchers from the Harbin Institute of Technology in China have created a new inlet design for Cylindrical shaped Hall thrusters (CHTs) that may significantly increase the thrust and allows ...

Portal Space Systems says it has successfully tested its solar thermal propulsion system at operational temperatures inside a ...

Kongsberg Maritime is celebrating the tenth anniversary of its innovative rim drive azimuth thruster and has now booked ...

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 metals ...

Imperial College is developing a rocket thruster called the Iridium Catalysed Electrolysis CubeSat Thruster (ICE-Cube Thruster) that is so small that it can only be fabricated using techniques ...

Whisper Aero and Electric Power Systems (EPS) have partnered to develop certifiable, ultraquiet electric powertrains for FAA Part 23 aircraft. This collaboration aims to enable affordable and ...

For its crazy 2020 asteroid capture mission and other projects, NASA is developing next-gen "Hall effect thrusters" to corral an asteroid and put it into the moon's orbit. At the same time, the ...