The United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne a $2.2 million contract for the fabrication and ground test of a Solar Thermal Propulsion ...
Portal’s heat exchanger thruster, known as Flare, fires up during a test in a vacuum chamber. (Portal Space Systems Photo) Bothell, Wash.-based Portal Space Systems says it has successfully tested its ...
VIPs cut the ribbon at Portal Space Systems’ HQ in Bothell, Wash. From left: U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene; Portal co-founders Prashaanth Ravindran, Jeff Thornburg and Ian Vorbach; and Bothell Mayor Mason ...
Mobility in space continually cements itself as important in this modern era of space exploration, with satellites like Starlink, Amazon's upcoming Project Kuiper, the International Space Station, and ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Marcos Fernandez Tous, University of North Dakota; Preeti Nair, University of North ...
NASA Langley Research Center is seeking partners to develop proposals for the program element entitled, “In-Space Propulsion Technologies” of the NRA-02-0SS-01 entitled, “Research Opportunities in ...
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Portal Space Systems brings its solar thermal propulsion system up to full power during test
Bothell, Wash.-based Portal Space Systems says it has successfully tested its solar thermal propulsion system at operational temperatures inside a vacuum chamber, marking a first for the commercial ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Every year, companies and space agencies launch hundreds of rockets ...
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