Electric Propulsion
Multimode Propulsion Could Revolutionize How We Launch Things to Space
In a few years, as part of the Artemis Program, NASA will send the "first woman and first person of…
CubeSat Propulsion Technologies are Taking Off
CubeSats are becoming ever more popular, with around 2,400 total launched so far. However, the small size limits their options…
Solar Electric Propulsion Systems are Just What we Need for Efficient Trips to Mars
There are many different ways to get to Mars, but there are always tradeoffs. Chemical propulsion, proven the most popular,…
The Most Powerful Ion Engine Ever Built Passes the Test
NASA and aerospace company, Aerojet Rocketdyne, have successfully completed qualification testing of the Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS), which is…
An Alternative Theory of Inertia will Get Tested in Space
This summer, the first all-electric thruster will be tested in orbit. This technology could revolutionize commercial space as know it!
NASA Has a New, All-Electric Airplane
NASA's first all-electric aircraft - the X-57 Maxwell - was recently delivered to the NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC)…
Xenon Propulsion Pair of Telecom Satellites Roars Skyward from SpaceX’s Sunshine State Launch Base – Gallery
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL — Nearly perfect weather greeted the blastoff of a nearly identical pair of xenon…
SpaceX Set to Launch Stacked Pair of Electric Propulsion Comsats on June 15 – Watch Live
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL — Less than three weeks after their last launch and landing attempt involving a…