Futurism

Stranded Starliner Spacecraft’s Thrusters Have Been Overheating, NASA Admits

The thrusters on Boeing’s cursed Starliner space capsule keep overheating — and NASA is hard at work on a fix for the issue that’s led, in part, to its astronauts being stranded on the International ...
SpaceNews

Benchmark Space Systems flies first electric thruster

A Xantus electric thruster by Benchmark Space Systems in ground tests. Credit: Benchmark Space Systems WASHINGTON — Benchmark Space’s first electric thruster is in orbit and ready to begin operations ...
SpaceNews

Arkadia Space tests its first hydrogen peroxide thruster in orbit

Arkadia Space's DARK propulsion system, using hydrogen peroxide propellant, was flown on a D-Orbit ION vehicle launched in March. Credit: Arkadia Space WASHINGTON — Spanish startup Arkadia Space has ...
IFLScience

First-Ever Air-Breathing Electric Thruster Could Keep Satellites In Low Orbits For Longer

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Ars Technica

NASA update on Starliner thruster issues: This is fine

Before clearing Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule to depart the International Space Station and head for Earth, NASA managers want to ensure the spacecraft’s problematic control thrusters can help guide ...
SlashGear

MIT's Tiny 3D Printed Thruster Uses Ions For Propulsion

Researchers at MIT have invented a small 3D printed thruster that emits a stream of pure ions. The thruster could be used as a low-cost and efficient propulsion source for miniature satellites in the ...