NASA just tested a blazing-hot plasma engine that could help carry humans to Mars.

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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 ...

A TILE 3 propulsion system, which is currently on a cubesat built by Lithuania's NanoAvionics for NASA demonstrations. Credit: Accion Systems Small satellite propulsion has a critical role to play in ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Scientists and engineers are diligently working on innovative concepts to make the next era of human spaceflight more powerful and more efficient ...

Nasa is developing ways to use nuclear power to send spacecraft to their destinations. Nuclear propulsion could greatly ...

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Electric (plasma) propulsion devices have been used for applications such as station-keeping and orbit transfer, in place of chemical rockets, because they provide a higher specific impulse. Detailed ...