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Scientists Unveil Powerful New Ion Engine Solution That Could Finally Clean Up Space Junk
Space debris is a growing threat to satellites and missions, with over 14,000 pieces already cluttering low-Earth orbit. To ...
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New space junk removal idea: Using ion engine exhaust to knock debris out of the sky
Over 14,000 pieces of junk are clogging up low Earth orbit, but this number could be reduced by a new invention that involves ...
A UCLA doctoral student aspires to make space travel more accessible by reducing the size of spacecraft-propelling technology. Stephen Samples, who studies mechanical and aerospace engineering, is ...
Today, we use ion thrusters to correct satellite orbits and visit asteroids. In 100 years, we might be using them to propel massive generation ships that send colonists to a different part of the ...
Researchers just test-fired a new type of ion thruster that "breathes" air, and one day, it could help humanity reach Mars and beyond. Better propulsion systems are key to advancing our space ...
Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE:GY) company, announced today that its innovative ion propulsion engine – built in partnership between Aerojet and NASA’s Glenn Research Center – has completed a test series ...
During a visit to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), I had the privilege of seeing a new experimental ion propulsion rocket engine test. A Xenon ion propulsion engine (Image courtesy of NASA) ...
A thruster that's being developed for a future NASA mission to Mars broke several records during recent tests, suggesting that the technology is on track to take humans to the Red Planet within the ...
In Star Wars, the spacecraft of the galaxy far, far away are propelled through space by massive engines glowing bright blue. Current spacecraft may pale in comparison, but the technology that powers ...
The ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission is on its way to Mercury, but instead of coasting to the smallest planet in the Solar System, it will be helped along by four state-of-the-art ion thrusters developed ...
A UCLA doctoral student aspires to make space travel more accessible by reducing the size of spacecraft-propelling technology. Stephen Samples, who studies mechanical and aerospace engineering, is ...
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