On Feb. 24, 2026, inside a vacuum chamber at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, a prototype thruster ...
A powerful new electromagnetic thruster has taken a major step forward after a successful high-energy test at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Fueled by lithium vapor and driven by intense magnetic ...
A prototype ion engine that uses lithium vapor as a propellant has aced its first tests, achieving 25 times more power than ...
Centrifugal Magnetic Mirrors could enable commercial nuclear fusion reactors on Earth and are also promising for next level propulsion in space. There is funded near term work for both goals. An early ...
Earlier this year, rocket scientists at NASA fired up an electromagnetic thruster powered by lithium metal vapor.
If we are sending manned interstellar missions to other star systems, it becomes very hard to keep masses and power levels nearly reasonable. Interstellar travel missions really work out better after ...
A laboratory in Troitsk, Russia, may have just nudged humanity closer to interplanetary commuting. Scientists at Rosatom, the country's state nuclear corporation, have revealed a working prototype of ...
Magnetic Engines has converted a CFM International CFM56-5B engine from a double annular combustor configuration to the original single annular combustor version as one of several special projects ...
In the aerospace field, small satellites have gained popularity due to their low cost and flexibility, but their development has long been constrained by the availability of efficient propulsion ...
TALLINN, Estonia—As strong demand for engine quick-turn services and hospital shop visits continues, Estonia-based Magnetic Group is actively looking to build a larger engine shop at its Tallinn home ...
Space has a trash problem, with defunct satellites, rockets, and smaller broken bits orbiting the Earth at high speeds. The amount of space junk is only increasing, raising the risk of collision with ...
On February 24, 2026, inside a specialized vacuum chamber at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, engineers ...