Muon Space says it has successfully fired its zinc propellant hall-effect thruster in orbit. In-orbit data from the July firing of the Starlight electric propulsion system was consistent with ground ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a leader in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, announced today it has signed a strategic cooperation ...

A technology to predict and control an electrically powered thruster's functions using artificial technology (AI) has been developed by Korean researchers, and will be tested on a satellite this year.

Benchmark Space Systems has engaged in a strategic partnership with Starlight Engines, a Hall Effect Thruster provider, to further meet the imminent need for interoperable, multi-technology hybrid ...

The AI-based technique to predict Hall Effect Ion Source developed by the research team can predict the performance of the thrust according to design variables with high accuracy, rendering it highly ...

NASA has developed an advanced propulsion technology to facilitate future planetary exploration missions using small spacecraft. Not only will this technology enable new types of planetary science ...

Pale Blue was awarded grants worth up to $27 million from Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) to develop miniature water-based ion and Hall-effect thrusters ...

NASA wants to activate a working uranium-fission reactor aboard an uncrewed spacecraft heading toward Mars in late 2028. But Space Reactor-1 Freedom, or SR-1, does not yet have a booked launch, a ...

Muon Space's zinc-fueled Starlight Hall-effect thruster on orbit, imaged by an onboard camera on SERT-III. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Muon Space, the Mission Foundry for ...