HAWTHORNE, Calif., July 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Phase Four, a leading provider of next generation electric propulsion solutions for satellites, proudly announces the signing of a strategic cooperation ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a leader in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, announced today it has signed a strategic cooperation ...

NATICK, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Busek Co. Inc. received independent confirmation that the firm’s BHT-1500 Hall Effect Thruster (HET) out-performs competitors in its power class. Tests by The ...

The lower box is one the earliest spacecraft ion thrusters (from EOS circa 1962), and on top is a new arrival, a modern marvel from the SpaceX Starlink satellites used for on orbit maneuvering. SpaceX ...

The field of space vehicle design is obsessed with efficiency by necessity. The cost to do anything in space is astronomical, and also heavily tied to launch weight. Thus, any technology or technique ...

Phase Four says it has built and tested a next-generation radio-frequency thruster for spacecraft that equals the performance of a Hall-effect thruster. The achievement, demonstrated over several ...

Phase Four, Inc. (“Phase Four”), the creator of the radio-frequency thruster for satellite propulsion, announced today its highly anticipated Maxwell Block 3 turn-key plasma propulsion thruster. The ...

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 ...

Benjamin Jorns, U-M associate professor of aerospace engineering led a new Hall thruster study that operated a Hall Plasma thruster at five times old power limits. His team challenged ran a 9 kilowatt ...

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 ...