Eco-friendly alternatives to fossil fuels are venturing beyond Earth—and into space.

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

A Hall thruster is a high-efficiency propulsion device using plasma that is used for various difficult space missions, such ...

They examined using a standard 12-unit CubeSat to accomplish four distinct missions. "We showed for the first time the ...

The science was still deep in the theoretical stage in the 90s, but a few more years later, a genuine effort at realizing electrolysis propulsion was made. In 2021, NASA ran tests on CubeSat ...

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 format. His solid-fuel ...

Space robotics startup Gitai says it has successfully completed the demonstration of its in-house developed 16U cubesat, ...

Each 3U CubeSat will be equipped with a low-rate UHF radio, a high-rate X-Band data downlink, and a scalable cold-gas propulsion system to demonstrate the key technologies of on-board autonomy, ...

A low-power Hall-effect thruster of 150 W used to position ultra-small and small satellites is seen being operated. A device ...

Hall thrusters are high-efficiency propulsion devices that use plasma, allowing for significant acceleration of satellites or spacecraft while consuming little fuel. They are widely used for various ...

The team uses data both from FORESAIL CubeSat missions and international missions ... Research manager Pekka Janhunen, Propulsion Team leader The propulsion team at the Finnish Meteorological ...

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