Dr. King is an experimentalist interested in studying electric space propulsion systems, including Hall-effect thrusters, ion engines, and arcjets. By utilizing strong electromagnetic forces to ...

LYON, France–Ion-X, a startup company betting on the use of ionic micropropulsion for small satellites, is planning to deliver its first commercial motor in 2026. In space operations, new requirements ...

Rockets launch to space almost every day. All of this incredible innovation owes a debt to a modest experiment that took ...

New Mexico, June 17, 2025 — Desert Works Propulsion (DWP) has successfully completed initial testing of multiple prototype discharge and neutralizer cathodes developed for Turion Space Corp.’s TIE-20 ...

ISPTech, a German space technology company developing propulsion systems for agile in-orbit maneuvering, announced it has ...

Space exploration has always relied on the continuous improvement of spacecraft propulsion systems. As humanity dreams of reaching new frontiers, like Mars and beyond, one area of focus has been ...

It sounds like a NASA pipe dream: a new spacecraft thruster that’s up to 40 percent more power efficient than today’s. Even better, its fuel costs less than a thousandth as much and weighs an eighth ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Feb. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Space Propulsion market is estimated in terms of market size to ...

Click to open image viewer. This device was used by the American rocket pioneer Dr. Robert H. Goddard (1882-1945) during the period 1924-28 to determine the feasibility of ion propulsion for space ...

Electric propulsion can benefit the deployment of large payloads for orbit transfer. The mass and volume saved by using an electric propulsion system allows for the use of smaller launch vehicles or ...