Unlike most interplanetary probes, Dawn is not propelled by a chemical rocket engine, but by a solar-electric ion propulsion system, particularly suitable for long-distance flights. This innovative ...

Regardless, ion propulsion is real and we have it today ... in space because of things like wind resistance. If a spacecraft’s engine stops it just stops accelerating but keeps going at its ...

much like existing ion engines. Where it differs is in the power output, which should allow it to work as the primary propulsion method for large deep space and cargo missions. Much of the ...

Ion propulsion is already being used to power ... "Nasa's Space Launch System (SLS) has four liquid hydrogen and oxygen RS-25 rocket engines," Rob Broeren, a Boeing rocket propulsion specialist ...

Space travel has always hit a wall with slow speeds and massive fuel needs. Gravitic propulsion systems offer a game-c ...

The history of space travel is filled with impressive ... Unlike chemical rockets that throw out gasses for propulsion, ion ...

and are used in the engines of artificial satellites and space probes. Among such ion engines, a field emission electric propulsion (FEEP) type engine that obtains thrust by accelerating liquid ...

Scientists have figured out how to create a new ion engine that uses 100 million times less fuel than a chemical rocket. Though the device is a lot less powerful, it could some day be a cost ...

Hollow cathodes are used as part of both Hall effect and gridded ion thrusters, which are some of the most common forms of electric propulsion in use today. The operation of hollow cathodes, despite ...

An curved arrow pointing right. NASA is working on the next generation of space propulsion, and it's looking very wimpy — but incredibly efficient. The space agency is developing a brand-new ion ...

Advanced propulsion technologies, such as ion engines and nuclear thermal rockets, are also being explored for future space exploration missions.

Svetoslava Georgieva, EIC Fund Steering Board chair, said in a statement that Ion-X is “pushing the boundaries of space propulsion.” ...