Limitless Space Institute compares the travel time of spacecraft propelled by nuclear power to that of imaginative fusion propulsion. Credit: Limitless Space Institute ...
It is said to be the world’s first electric device for spacecraft propulsion boosted by nuclear fusion. Recently, the company announced the successful initial demonstration of this electric prop ...
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Water-based plasma thrusters could power spacecraft for deep space missionsScientists are developing a new space propulsion system that uses water as fuel, promising a more sustainable way to explore ...
Electric propulsion is being increasingly used on space missions and could ultimately replace thrusters using chemical rockets. Spacecraft powered by electric propulsion could soon be better ...
A prototype electric plasma rocket engine capable of significantly increasing thrust and efficiency has been unveiled by ...
"Chemical rockets that we use today, even with the extra speed boost from flying by planets, or from swinging by the sun for a boost, just don't have the ability to scale to useful interstellar speeds ...
ThrustMe, a satellite propulsion company based in France, is making a strategic push into the U.S. space market, securing a ...
As it turns out though, lasers could hold the key to cutting down travel times in space! 45 Days To Mars on the Laser Laser thermal propulsion is a relatively simple concept, and could get our ...
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