Spacecraft powered by electric propulsion could soon be better protected against their own exhaust, thanks to new supercomputer simulations. Electric propulsion is a more efficient alternative to ...

Electric space propulsion systems, which accelerate ions or plasmas to very high exhaust velocities, are becoming more common. The DLR Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology in Göttingen is ...

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. has rolled out its contribution to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's next-generation supply vehicle that will transport essential cargo to the International Space ...

The GL-10 Greased Lightning electric tilt-wing is the brainchild of NASA’s Mark Moore NASA Langley engineers carry the GL-10 to a tethered-flight test. It proved the design could fly ...

NASA has successfully tested an electric force field on the Moon that protects spacecraft from destructive lunar dust. The Electrodynamic Dust Shield (EDS) was carried aboard Firefly Aerospace’s ...