NASA is building a system to send astronauts to the Moon for Artemis missions, and that includes tests to make sure the Orion spacecraft is prepared to safely carry crew on an alternate mission ...

New Mexico – December 10, 2024 – Desert Works Propulsion, leading provider of electric propulsion (EP) expertise as a service, proudly announces the launch of DW-1, its state-of-the-art vacuum test ...

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 ...

NASA has successfully tested a lithium-fed magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) thruster at record power levels of 120 kilowatts, 25 times stronger than the Psyche mission's electric thruster. Conducted at the ...

The UK Space Agency is investing £4.12 million in a new rocket testing site in Buckinghamshire. The National Propulsion Test Facility in Westcott will provide a space for UK companies and academics to ...

Pale Blue's water thruster on a Sony nanosatellite is scheduled to be tested at the end of January. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Blue Origin has completed a critical propulsion system test for its Blue Moon Mark 2 lunar lander and environmental testing ...

A new electric thruster that blasts out iodine has now been successfully tested in orbit, a milestone that could help lead to significantly tinier, simpler, cheaper and higher-performance engines for ...

Satellites orbiting the Earth today are fitted with thrusters to help them achieve the desired orbit and stay there. Today, the thrusters aboard the satellites rely on electricity used to ionize and ...

PARIS, June 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney Canada announces a new milestone in the RTX Hybrid-Electric Flight Demonstrator project, by testing the integrated propulsion system and batteries ...

Honeywell is preparing to begin an accelerated development and test program for an aircraft electric propulsion unit developed with Japanese electric motor producer Denso. Prototype ground tests are ...