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 ...

The AEPS is a solar electric propulsion system that uses xenon as its propellant, much like existing ion engines. Where it differs is in the power output, which should allow it to work as the ...

Top-Level PPE Conceptual Ion Propulsion System (IPS) Block Diagram. (Credit: NASA) Originally designed since 2015 to propel the AARM mission to fetch rocks from an asteroid, when AARM was ...

The U.S. Space Force tested a new propulsion system designed for satellites that will keep tabs on spacecraft and other ...

Thierry is also the editor-in-chief of Aviation Week’s ShowNews. Startup Ion-X Develops Ionic Propulsion For Satellite Deorbiting is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation ...

The Space Systems research group is involved in aerospace engineering, ion space propulsion, planetary exploration, control systems, and ultra-strong composites. The Michigan Tech Aerospace ...

NASA's Psyche spacecraft, located nearly 150 million miles from Earth on the way to an unexplored metal asteroid, has stopped ...

Gravitic propulsion systems offer a game-changing solution by ... testing everything from ion lifters to spinning capacitor ...

This deep dive explores the challenges of interplanetary travel, the limitations of current chemical and ion propulsion ... Found At The EDGE Of Our Solar System Got a new TV?

The propulsion systems used in launch vehicles typically ... Advanced propulsion technologies, such as ion engines and nuclear thermal rockets, are also being explored for future space exploration ...