Reaching the nearest star system, Alpha Centauri, would take hundreds of thousands of years using current rocket propulsion ...

Russia's state atomic energy corporation, Rosatom, has developed a plasma electric rocket engine that could send spacecraft to Mars in just 30 to 60 days. The plasma engine works by accelerating ...

PARIS, June 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ATR and Pratt & Whitney Canada today announce their intent to collaborate on the development of advanced propulsion technology for regional turboprop aircraft, ...

LOUISVILLE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sierra Space, a leading commercial space company and defense tech prime that is Building a Platform in Space to Benefit Life on Earth ®, announced today the ...

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is gauging industry interest in a potential indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract vehicle dedicated to ...

NASA plans to send crewed missions to Mars over the next decade—but the 140 million-mile (225 million-kilometer) journey to the red planet could take several months to years round trip. This ...

In a groundbreaking development, Ohio State University has unveiled a new concept for nuclear thermal propulsion that could significantly cut down travel time to Mars. Building on past space ...

NASA plans to send crewed missions to Mars over the next decade—but the 140 million-mile (225 million-kilometer) journey to the red planet could take several months to years round trip. Nuclear ...

This relatively long transit time is a result of the use of traditional chemical rocket fuel. An alternative technology to the chemically propelled rockets the agency develops now is called nuclear ...

Solna, Sweden — October 2025 — ECAPS AB, Sweden’s leading propulsion technology provider, has announced successful testing of its new Fast-Start Thruster (FAST) technology, a major advancement that ...