NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne are taking a big step in testing a new ion propulsion engine that will help power lunar exploration. The Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) has been undergoing ...

NASA classifies Boeing Starliner crewed test flight as a Type A mishap following propulsion thruster failures, prompting ...

New Mexico, June 17, 2025 — Desert Works Propulsion (DWP) has successfully completed initial testing of multiple prototype discharge and neutralizer cathodes developed for Turion Space Corp.’s TIE-20 ...

Starlight’s Crucible Hall-effect thruster and Benchmark’s 22-newton Ocelot bipropellant thruster each undergo testing for a range of targeted mission applications. Credit: Benchmark Space Systems ...

NASA has begun qualification testing on what it calls "cutting-edge" solar electric propulsion (SEP) thrusters. The innovative thrusters will be showcased on the Gateway space station that will orbit ...

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The Voyager 1 spacecraft has been cruising through the cosmos for 47 years, collecting precious data beyond the solar system. All that interstellar travel, however, is taking its toll on the probe.

In theory, water-based propulsion systems are a low-cost, safer alternative to conventional engines. Water is easier to ...

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. Astro engineers from the University ...

AURORA, Colorado—The U.S. Air Force has confirmed that four engine-makers have been granted initial conceptual design awards for the second increment of collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) and other ...

(Credit: Wärtsilä) Wärtsilä WST-E embedded electric steerable thruster (Credit: Wärtsilä) One of three newly introduced Wärtsilä WST-R retractable thrusters – the WST-14R (Credit: Wärtsilä) The ...