Ideal for propelling tiny satellites, the lightweight devices could be produced on board a spacecraft and cost much less than ...

A research team from KAIST Nuclear and Quantum Engineering presents an AI assesser for Hall-effect ion thrusters, the engines ...

which are the engines for satellites or space exploration vehicles. Hall thrusters are high-efficiency propulsion devices that use plasma, allowing for significant acceleration of satellites or ...

He formed Applied Ion ... propulsion. He is currently working on a range of open-source plasma thrusters for PocketQube satellites, a format that’s an eighth the size of the popular CubeSat ...

Unlike most interplanetary probes, Dawn is not propelled by a chemical rocket engine, but by a solar-electric ion propulsion system, particularly suitable for long-distance flights. This innovative ...

The pair of CubeSat's will fly in formation maintaining positioning via an ion propulsion thruster system throughout the 5-year mission lifetime. Uniquely, the Leading CubeSat serves as an ...

The AEPS is a solar electric propulsion system that uses xenon as its propellant, much like existing ion engines. Where it differs is in the power output, which should allow it to work as the ...

KAIST researchers will be verifying the performance of the Hall thruster for CubeSats developed using ... performance of Hall thrusters, which are engines for satellites and spacecraft, and ...

A research team presents an AI assessor for Hall-effect ion thrusters, the engines of satellites and space probes.