Getting places in space quickly has been the goal of propulsion research for a long time. Rockets, our most common means of doing so, are great for providing lots of force but are extraordinarily ...

Reaching the nearest star system, Alpha Centauri, would take hundreds of thousands of years using current rocket propulsion ...

The U.S. Navy has awarded Skydweller a $1.4 million contract to support the development of next-generation electric propulsion technologies for all-electric aircraft, as the service continues to ...

Dr. Kristina Lemmer and student Margaret Mooney work in the Aerospace Laboratory for Plasma Experiments. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Former NASA chief scientist and current undersecretary for science and ...

LE BOURGET—Spanish engine manufacturer ITP Aero has revealed plans to study all-electric propulsion technology for the urban and regional air mobility markets under two newly announced national ...

Helicon plasma propulsion is emerging as a promising branch of electric space propulsion, employing helicon waves to generate high‐density plasmas which are then accelerated through a magnetic nozzle.

Researchers have published a comprehensive review of configuration and parameter design for electrified propulsion systems in ...

Tapped to help U.S. defense agencies deploy safer propellant alternatives to hydrazine, Benchmark Space Systems today announced a two-year, $2.81 million AFRL SPRINT (Space Propulsion Research and ...

A bloc of lawmakers in Washington DC say they want the Department of Defense (DoD) to continue funding research into advanced-aircraft propulsion technologies. In a letter sent to US Secretary of ...

ABB has received an order from the Guangzhou Shipyard International to supply an Azipod® DI propulsion system for the new compact icebreaker of China’s Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering.

The field of wheelchair propulsion and spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation encompasses a multidisciplinary approach aimed at enhancing mobility, reducing upper limb strain, and improving quality ...