Aerospace systems engineering master's student at University of Alabama at Huntsville used 3D printing to create a mini thruster engine. Ethan Hopping and Dr. Gabe Xu partnered to design and test a ...

A satellite has fired a Hall-effect thruster fueled by solid zinc in orbit for the first time, giving spacecraft designers a new option for electric propulsion. Muon Space completed the test on July 1 ...

Phase Four says it has built and tested a next-generation radio-frequency thruster for spacecraft that equals the performance of a Hall-effect thruster. The achievement, demonstrated over several ...

Muon Space's zinc-fueled Starlight Hall-effect thruster on orbit, imaged by an onboard camera on SERT-III. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)-- Muon Space, the Mission Foundry for ...

TORRANCE, Calif., July 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- K2 Space Corporation, a leading innovator of high-power, low-cost satellites, today announced the completion of two major milestones on the path to its ...

A technology to predict and control an electrically powered thruster's functions using artificial technology (AI) has been developed by Korean researchers, and will be tested on a satellite this year.

COLORADO SPRINGS—Rocket Lab on April 14 added a high-performance, Hall-effect satellite thruster to its growing catalog of space technologies and flight services. The company has established a ...

On Sept. 28, the spacecraft began to use its propulsion system nearly continuously, pausing just once each week to check in ...

The lower box is one the earliest spacecraft ion thrusters (from EOS circa 1962), and on top is a new arrival, a modern marvel from the SpaceX Starlink satellites used for on orbit maneuvering. SpaceX ...

HAWTHORNE, Calif., July 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Phase Four, a leading provider of next generation electric propulsion solutions for satellites, proudly announces the signing of a strategic cooperation ...