Russia is testing a plasma engine prototype designed to slash Mars travel time to just 60 days. Developed by Rosatom’s ...

Laser focused on delivering mobility without compromise, Benchmark Space Systems today announced it has signed contracts for nearly two dozen new electric metal plasma thrusters (MPTs), with some set ...

Microwave plasma dynamics encompasses the study of ionised gases generated by high frequency electromagnetic fields and their complex interactions with the surrounding medium. At the heart of this ...

The space agency is investing in the development of a propulsion system that uses nuclear power to create plasma bursts. Reading time 2 minutes The future of space travel depends on our ability to ...

A new propulsion system developed by Russian scientists is generating buzz in the spaceflight community. According to researchers fromRosatom’s Troitsk Institute, a laboratory-tested magnetoplasma ...

Helicon plasma propulsion represents a promising and multifaceted approach in the domain of electric space propulsion. At its core, the technology utilises helicon waves to generate high-density ...

LE BOURGET, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PARIS AIR SHOW-- Safran Electronics & Defense and Terran Orbital (NYSE: LLAP) announced today that they have signed a Memorandum of Agreement to study and validate ...

Space has a trash problem, with defunct satellites, rockets, and smaller broken bits orbiting the Earth at high speeds. The amount of space junk is only increasing, raising the risk of collision with ...

Ad Astra Rocket Company and NASA Johnson Space Center have signed a Support Agreement to collaborate on aspects of safety, reliability and mission assurance related to the development of VASIMR ...

Just like litter is a big problem on Earth, space junk is cluttering up outer space. To dispose of this junk, a researcher demonstrated the utility of a special plasma thruster. (Nanowerk News) Space ...