Dr. King is an experimentalist interested in studying electric space propulsion systems, including Hall-effect thrusters, ion engines, and arcjets. By utilizing strong electromagnetic forces to ...

LYON, France–Ion-X, a startup company betting on the use of ionic micropropulsion for small satellites, is planning to deliver its first commercial motor in 2026. In space operations, new requirements ...

Engineers working on NASA's Dawn spacecraft are assessing the status of a reaction wheel -- part of a system that helps the spacecraft point precisely -- after onboard software powered it off on Aug.

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 ...

It sounds like a NASA pipe dream: a new spacecraft thruster that’s up to 40 percent more power efficient than today’s. Even better, its fuel costs less than a thousandth as much and weighs an eighth ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Feb. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Space Propulsion market is estimated in terms of market size to ...

Rendering of VASIMR in flight around Mars. Credit: Ad Astra Rocket Company Propulsion technologies are the key to exploring the outer solar system, and many organizations have been working on novel ...

Helicon plasma propulsion is emerging as a promising branch of electric space propulsion, employing helicon waves to generate high‐density plasmas which are then accelerated through a magnetic nozzle.

Long before any spacecraft can attempt a faster journey to Mars, scientists must first solve one of space exploration’s ...