Electric propulsion is increasingly looking like the technology that will underlie a first attempt to walk on the Red Planet.

A prototype ion engine that uses lithium vapor as a propellant has aced its first tests, achieving 25 times more power than ...

LONG BEACH, Calif., April 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab Corporation (RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or the “Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today introduced a new ...

Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or the “Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today introduced a new electric satellite thruster designed for high-volume ...

Inside a long vacuum chamber in Southern California, a spacecraft engine glowed white-hot as it pushed toward a level of ...

Spacetech startup Agnikul Cosmos successfully fired India’s first electric motor-driven semi-cryogenic engine, cofounder and CEO Srinath Ravichandran announced on Friday. Ravichandran shared a video ...

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 ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is an 8 centimeter Mercury type ...

Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic has completed a successful series of hot-fire tests of its rotating detonation rocket engine prototype Chakram, marking a key milestone toward bringing the experimental ...