Is there anything on a cruise ship that seems to break more regularly, or with more significant consequence, than the podded propulsion systems that now power a majority of the global fleet? The ...
The Space Age framed nuclear propulsion as a quiet rethinking of movement, distance, and endurance beyond Earth.
A new and astonishing development has been revealed as the Pyxis Ocean has been testing the WindWing system, which provides ...
What if traveling to exoplanets were no longer the realm of science fiction? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Astronomers are ...
Since the birth of the space age, the dream of catching a ride to another solar system has been hobbled by the “tyranny of the rocket equation,” which sets hard limits on the speed and size of the ...
Illustration of a True Anomaly Jackal vehicle with an Agile Space propulsion system. Credit: Agile Space Industries WASHINGTON — Agile Space Industries has been tapped to develop a propulsion system ...
The time has come to jettison the traditional chemical rocket propulsion system and move to one powered by beamed microwaves, say a group of researchers. For decades, even as rockets have gotten ...
This article originally appeared in the July 3, 2017 issue of SpaceNews magazine. For the last few years, NASA has promoted solar electric propulsion (SEP) as a key aspect of its long-term plans to ...
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