There are even plans to use electric propulsion on NASA's Lunar Gateway space station. The idea behind electric propulsion is that an electric current ionizes (i.e. removes an electron from ...

As it turns out though, lasers could hold the key to cutting down travel times in space! 45 Days To Mars on the Laser Laser thermal propulsion ... arrays is beyond our current capabilities ...

These thrusters utilise Xenon as the propellant, and ISRO emphasised that the Specific Impulse of the Electric Propulsion System—a key performance metric for space propulsion systems—is at ...

This slide from Dr. Buhler’s APEC presentation shows the custom-made vacuum chamber built to test their propellantless Propulsion drive in a simulated space environment. Image Credit ...

Magdrive is working on three versions of its space thrusters, and because they run on solid metal, they might one day even be powered by space junk collected directly in orbit, turning it from threat ...

Since its foundation in 1959, the DLR Institute of Space Propulsion has been the most important European research and testing facility for liquid-chemical rocket engines. Our mission is to make the ...