A prototype ion engine that uses lithium vapor as a propellant has aced its first tests, achieving 25 times more power than ...
On Feb. 24, 2026, inside a vacuum chamber at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, a prototype thruster ...
Rolls-Royce and easyJet have completed ground testing of a modified Pearl 15 engine running on 100% hydrogen at full takeoff ...
Inside a long vacuum chamber in Southern California, a spacecraft engine glowed white-hot as it pushed toward a level of ...
Historic engine test: SpaceX fired all 33 Raptor engines on the Super Heavy V3 booster at full thrust and duration for the first time, a major program milestone. Launch window set: Federal airspace ...
Earlier this year, rocket scientists at NASA fired up an electromagnetic thruster powered by lithium metal vapor.