Over the last several months, we’ve been enjoying a front-row seat as [Jay Bowles] of Plasma Channel has been developing and perfecting his design for a high voltage multi-stage ionic thruster. With ...

With a modest amount of thrust and power, a new ion engine system could get rid of 1-ton pieces of space junk in less than 100 days. Here's how it works.

Britain's QinetiQ has started commercially operating its ion propulsion chamber, with the first customer, French engine manufacturer Snecma, using the facility to test Hall Effect Thrusters. The ...

Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY – News) company, and NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701 – News) announced today that the companies will explore the feasibility of jointly supplying low power ion propulsion ...

In the field of space exploration and deployment of satellites, propulsion technology is the key to success to set milestones ever higher. Consider a spaceship that uses nuclear fusion energy, a ...

What do scanning electron microscopes and satellites have in common? On the face of things, not much, but after seeing [Zachary Tong]’s latest video on liquid metal ion thrusters, we see that they ...

When space talk turns to far-out exploration, to manned voyages far beyond the moon or Mars, most plans call for a nuclear reactor capable of providing abundant power without paying too much of a ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. American rocket pioneer Robert ...

Ilmor, a leading marine engine manufacturer, and HavocAI, a leader in collaborative autonomous maritime systems, today ...

European Space Agency scientists have given the go-ahead to build an ion-powered engine for the agency’s spacecraft set to fly to Mercury in 2013. The ion-powered engine in the BepiColumbo spacecraft ...