NASA has selected Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. of Redmond, Washington, to design and develop an advanced electric propulsion system that will significantly advance the nations commercial space ...
Illustration of the GEO-KOMPSAT-3 satellite in geostationary orbit. Credit: Thales Alenia Space Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed a contract ...
Electric propulsion is being increasingly used on space missions and could ultimately replace thrusters using chemical rockets. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...
UK space propulsion company Pulsar Fusion has conducted the first test of a prototype exhaust system for a nuclear fusion rocket engine that could dramatically cut transit times for missions to Mars ...
A consortium led by Belgian engineering firm Tractebel has completed the European Space Agency-commissioned RocketRoll project on nuclear electric propulsion for space exploration. The consortium has ...
A research team presents an AI assessor for Hall-effect ion thrusters, the engines of satellites and space probes. Hall thrusters, a key space technology for missions like SpaceX's Starlink ...
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Phase Four, a leader in advanced in-space propulsion design and manufacturing, announced the first close of its Series C funding round, securing nearly 60% of ...
BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AE Industrial Partners, LP (“AE Industrial”), a private investment firm focused on technologies and services considered critical to aerospace and national and ...
L3Harris Technologies has agreed to sell a majority stake in its space propulsion and power systems business to AE Industrial Partners, the private equity firm behind other space companies such as ...
Our customers rely on us to provide propulsion systems that perform as expected on orbit… For Orbion, delivering flight-ready hardware is not a milestone – it’s the way we operate.”” — Brad King, ...
Magdrive, the developers of high-performance plasma propulsion for next-gen spacecraft, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Perpetual Atomics, the company behind pioneering space ...
Safran’s air-cooled ENGINeUS 100B1 integrates the electric motor with the control electronics. Credit: Safran In a milestone for industry and regulators alike, the European Union Aviation Safety ...