We covered Princeton Satellite Systems nuclear fusion space propulsion work last year. Here is some new work and designs. A paper explores the use of a rocket engine based on nuclear fusion to ...

China claims to have successfully tested its first permanent magnet propulsion motor for vessels recently, according to the State-owned China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), which is known ...

If you’re familiar with advancements in spacecraft engine development, then you’ve undoubtedly heard of something known as the ion drive engine. In essence, the ion drive engine is a solid-state ...

WASHINGTON — A year from now, the U.S. Navy hopes to launch a pair of small satellites that are able to harvest electrons from space and use them and the Earth’s magnetic field as a propulsion system.