And what can say we’ve arrived in the future more than off-the-shelf plasma thrusters for the DIY microsatellite market? Although [Michael Bretti] does tell us that he plans to sell these ...

The company’s NGHT-1X Hall-effect thrusters are based on NASA’s technology, and will allow its Mission Extension Pod ...

The U.S. Space Force wants to put hundreds of missile detection and tracking satellites in orbit, but there's a lack of thrusters to power them. Redwire aims to enter the satellite thruster market ...

Getting that fuel into orbit is costly, too! Ion thrusters, in their various forms, offer an alternative solution – miniscule thrust, but high fuel efficiency. This tiny push won’t get you off ...

The Canberra-based company is proud to announce the successful testing of its satellite thruster, a key component in its constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites. This achievement ...

RocketStar has its M1.5 thruster ready for delivery to clients, with demo spaceflights set for July and October onboard D-Orbit’s OTV ION Satellite Carrier on SpaceX Transporter missions.

This is what we see on land as the “train.” When the timing is right, each satellite uses its ion thruster to ascend into higher altitude and operational orbit. Jonathan McDowell, an ...

According to NASA, this problem first cropped up in 2002 when engineers noticed the fuel tubes that route hydrazine fuel to ...

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SpaceX pushed one of its most-used boosters to its limits with a launch Tuesday evening from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Satellite internet is the only internet connection type available in rural areas of all 50 states. One of the main reasons for this broad availability is its convenient set-up: Satellite internet ...

Satellite internet is one of the most expensive broadband connections. For many rural residents, it's one of the only internet options. Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a ...