In theory, water-based propulsion systems are a low-cost, safer alternative to conventional engines. Water is easier to ...

Strong investor demand drove the Series A beyond its initial $15 million target, resulting in an oversubscribed round. More than 70% of the capital was committed by existing Agile investors, ...

The United States flew a reactor in space in the 1960s and has studied nuclear thermal propulsion for decades. Fuel is not the primary limitation either; the enriched uranium supply chain is ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Every year, companies and space agencies launch hundreds of rockets ...

Russia's state atomic energy corporation, Rosatom, has developed a plasma electric rocket engine that could send spacecraft to Mars in just 30 to 60 days. The plasma engine works by accelerating ...

Plasma propulsion transforms an inert propellant – often hydrogen – into plasma, a superheated mix of ions and electrons.

One of the biggest goals in space exploration is getting humans to the distant planet, Mars. However, reaching Mars involves not just one but myriad engineering challenges, including the long distance ...

Space is becoming more crowded and as the number of satellites increases, so too does the risk of a collision, highlighting the need for multimode propulsion in spacecraft, according to industry ...

Jan 4 (Reuters) - L3Harris Technologies is nearing a deal to ‌sell a 60% stake in a portfolio of ‌space and propulsion businesses to private equity firm AE Industrial Partners as the large defense ...