MIT engineers are testing a new propulsion system that combines the power and speed of conventional chemical thrusters with ...

China’s Mega Engine recently put its Chi engine to the test, firing up the closed-cycle kerosene-liquid oxygen propulsion system for a total of 1,000 seconds across multiple tes ...

As a great challenge facing the world, deep space exploration can be enabled only in a few countries with a success rate of around 50%. With the advancement of spacecraft and scientific instruments, ...

Almost identical to the Pratt & Whitney PW814GA version powering Gulfstream’s G500/600, the PW812D variant is also due to enter service later this year on Dassault’s new Falcon 6X. Credit: Pratt & ...

Missions to Mars remain one of the biggest goals for space agencies around the world, but long travel times and huge fuel demands continue to be major challenges.

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. The purpose of this report is to examine propulsion and energy technologies; it does ...