It's hard to fit everything on a small satellite, especially the fuel, but a new propulsion system could make it easier. Instead of having separate fuel for chemical thrusters and electrical thrusters ...
A team of researchers at MIT has demonstrated a propulsion technology that could dramatically expand the capabilities of small satellites, potentially allowing compact spacecraft to travel to ...
How can nuclear propulsion help improve deep space missions by significantly reducing the amount of time to reach Mars and beyond? This is what a recent study published in Acta Astronautica hopes to ...
Russia's state atomic energy corporation, Rosatom, has developed a plasma electric rocket engine that could send spacecraft to Mars in just 30 to 60 days. The plasma engine works by accelerating ...
Texas Space Commission-supported facility expands company's testing capacity as Venus advances its rotating detonation rocket engine technology HOUSTON, Sept. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Venus Aerospace ...