While traditional rockets have gotten us into space for decades, newer tech is on the horizon, like this plasma engine that ...

In a groundbreaking development, Ohio State University has unveiled a new concept for nuclear thermal propulsion that could significantly cut down travel time to Mars. Building on past space ...

Portal Space Systems says it has successfully tested its solar thermal propulsion system at operational temperatures inside a ...

VIPs cut the ribbon at Portal Space Systems’ HQ in Bothell, Wash. From left: U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene; Portal co-founders Prashaanth Ravindran, Jeff Thornburg and Ian Vorbach; and Bothell Mayor Mason ...

How can fission-powered propulsion help advance deep space exploration, specifically to the outer planets like Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune? This is what a recent study presented at the 56th ...

Scientists and engineers are diligently working on innovative concepts to make the next era of human spaceflight more powerful and more efficient using nuclear propulsion. One of these designs, known ...

Electric propulsion is being increasingly used on space missions and could ultimately replace thrusters using chemical rockets. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

There have been some laboratory experiments and theoretical work done to validate aspects of the plasma magnet propulsion concept. The Plasma Magnet is a wind drag device invented almost twenty years ...

A consortium led by Belgian engineering firm Tractebel has completed the European Space Agency-commissioned RocketRoll project on nuclear electric propulsion for space exploration. The consortium has ...

Portal Space System's Supernova uses sunlight to power a thermal propulsion system that can allow spacecraft to move rapidly between orbits. Credit: Portal Space Systems WASHINGTON — Portal Space ...

WASHINGTON — ThrustMe, a satellite propulsion company based in France, is making a strategic push into the U.S. space market, securing a roster of new American customers. The company announced Feb. 4 ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A UK-based fusion rocket propulsion company announced it's opening a new office in the U.S. in Austin. A spokesperson for Pulsar Fusion said the move puts the company in “the heart of ...