WASHINGTON — York Space Systems said it has acquired Orbion Space Technology, bringing a key satellite propulsion technology inside the company as it expands production for national security space ...
There are many wonderful places we’d like to visit in the universe, and probably untold numbers more that we haven’t even seen or heard of yet. Unfortunately…they’re all so darn far away. A ...
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 ...
In-space propulsion systems are the backbone of space exploration, and they’re becoming even more important as companies and government agencies deploy ever-more low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite ...
Modern methods of propulsion offer ship operators a wide variety of efficient systems to move a vessel through the water. High levels of maneuverability and enhanced propeller geometry allow higher ...
There are many different ways to get to Mars, but there are always tradeoffs. Chemical propulsion, proven the most popular, can quickly get a spacecraft to the red planet. But they come at a high cost ...
Space exploration has progressed much over the last few decades, but despite all that, we are still held back by the speed of our spacecraft. Scientists can now propel small particles at speeds ...
Under a new contract with Netherlands-based yacht builder Oceanco, ABB will supply integrated electric power and propulsion systems for two superyachts under construction for deliveries in 2031 and ...
An artist’s conception shows a spacecraft with a nuclear thermal propulsion system. (NASA Illustration) Seattle-based Ultra Safe Nuclear Technologies and its partners are among three teams winning $5 ...
Dreams of antimatter space propulsion are closer to reality than most rocket scientists could ever imagine, says former Fermilab physicist Gerald Jackson. In fact, if money were no object, he says an ...