Psyche- Mission to an Asteroid
An electric Hall thruster, identical to those that will be used to propel the Psyche spacecraft, undergoes testing at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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Jet Propulsion with Air Plasma
Scientists create an ‘Air Plasma’ engine that works without fossil fuel, meaning airplanes may fly using just electricity and the air as fuel.
New Thruster Could Reach 99% Speed of Light
NASA scientist says that new thruster could reach 99% speed of light.
How Do Ion Engines Work?
How do ion engines, the most efficient propulsion system out there, work?
Most Powerful Ion Drive ever to Blast a Spacecraft
BepiColombo, the joint ESA/JAXA spacecraft on a mission to Mercury, is now firing its Ion Drive thrusters for the first time in flight.
Revolutionary Solar Electric Propulsion System to power a mission to Mercury
The revolutionary Solar Electric Propulsion System (SEPS), will provide the engine power behind the BepiColombo mission to Mercury, scheduled to launch on 20 October.
Latest Tests of brilliant Ion Propulsion System
NASA unveiled latest tests of futuristic ion propulsion system, that uses electric and magnetic fields to produce thrust, could take man to Mars.
Testing a giant Mars mission Supersonic Parachute
The largest parachute ever to fly on a Mars mission has been deployed in the first of a series of tests.
Firing an Air-Breathing electric Thruster for the first time
In a world-first, an ESA-led team has built and fired an air-breathing electric thruster.
Spacecraft with Antimatter propulsion could reach Earth’s twin in 84 years
The fastest today’s spacecraft would take 74,420 years to reach another solar system, but with antimatter propulsion could reach it in just 84 years.