Mars has received considerable attention in the past few decades, thanks to the many robotic missions exploring it to learn ...

This PM helicon design, originally developed for plasma processing of large substrates, is extended here for ion thrusters of both the HDLT and VASIMR types. Measured downstream densities are on the ...

The HTS coil will be installed and tested in the ongoing VASIMR experiment at the Advanced Space Propulsion Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. The HTS coil is 0.04 m in length, ...

For decades, India’s rockets have relied on cryogenic engines—high-tech machines that burn ultra-cold liquid hydrogen and oxygen. But now, a quiet revolution is happening in Indian space labs, and ...

In the ongoing saga around defects with GM’s 6.2L V8 L87 engine, General Motors is faced with another class-action lawsuit, this time from Seattle-based law firm Hagens Berman. Filed in the U.S ...

Tata Safari and Harrier are expected to receive their first petrol engines, which could be a 1.5-litre unit. Tata Safari and Harrier are expected to receive their first petrol engines, which could be ...

Lunar Run Ride along on an unmanned lunar cargo trip with the VASIMR plasma rocket developed by Ad Astra, a company founded by former astronaut Franklin Chang Diaz.The silent video starts with an ...

Central European budget carrier Wizz Air has taken delivery of its initial Airbus A321XLR, becoming the first operator to have the long-range type with Pratt & Whitney engines. The airline has ...

You may not believe it, but future electric aircraft engines, especially those being developed for air taxis and eco-friendly planes, might suffer from this exact problem. A new study from ...

Here’s how it works. Houston-based startup Venus Aerospace has completed the first-ever test flight of a rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) in the United States. The launch took place on ...