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

Not that we don’t love Star Trek, but the writers could never decide if ion propulsion was super high ... parts that runs on electricity. Air travel will change forever, right?

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 ...

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 ...

However, it pointed to an undeniable truth: the future of space travel is electric ... them is Paris-headquartered ION-X. It hopes to build the most efficient propulsion system ever put ...

Ion thrusters are the most common primary engine powering satellites through orbital maneuvers today. But to travel from ...

Exodus Propulsion Technologies ... and make interstellar travel a reality. Dr. Charles Buhler, who leads the project and the electrostatics lab at Kennedy Space Center, describes the technology ...

Ion propulsion is already being used to power satellites in space. But they produce only a low thrust - more like the power of a hairdryer - and therefore have a low acceleration. But given time ...

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

Two United States based firms have entered into a partnership to advance high-power nuclear electric propulsion technology for faster space travel. Ad Astra Rocket Company (Ad Astra) and The Space ...

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