Let’s take a look at how ion thrusters work, and some of their interesting applications in the world of spacecraft! Chemical rocket engines provide huge thrust but are thirsty when it comes to fuel.

Electric propulsion is being increasingly used on ... The impulse generated is not as immediately forceful as a chemical rocket, but ion engines require less fuel and therefore less mass, which ...

A research team presents an AI assessor for Hall-effect ion thrusters, the engines of satellites and space probes.

Scientists have figured out how to create a new ion engine that uses 100 million times less fuel than a chemical rocket ... out of the engine and create thrust (instead of being attracted back ...

NASA is developing a groundbreaking spacecraft concept designed to revolutionize Mars travel. The ambitious plan involves ...

Deep space probes like Voyager 1 and 2, meanwhile, have used ion propulsion to reach ... is the Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) system, a type of nuclear rocket. According to GA-EMS president ...