advanced propulsion

Hypersonic

New Hypersonic Experiments Confirm a 60-Year-Old Turbulence Theory—and Could Transform Future High-Speed Flight

Tim McMillan·November 18, 2025

New experiments confirm a decades-old theory of turbulence, revealing how air behaves at extreme speeds and shaping the future of hypersonic flight.

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Supercomputer Simulations of Plasma Beams in Electric Propulsion Engines Aims to Revolutionize Space Travel

Christopher Plain·January 8, 2025

Researchers used supercomputer simulations to unlock the secrets of electrons in plasma beams ejected by electric propulsion engines.

Morpheus Space field emission electric propulsion JOURNEY

Morpheus Space Launching First-Ever Mass Production Facility for Field Emission Electric Propulsion Systems

Christopher Plain·July 23, 2024

Morpheus Space has opened its 'Reloaded' production facility to scale up production of its GO-2 field emission electric propulsion system.

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The Southwest Research Institute’s New High-Speed Propulsion Facility Officially Breaks Ground

Christopher Plain·July 11, 2024

The Southwest Research Institute has officially broken ground on their new CAMP high-speed propulsion facility.

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UK Space Agency Testing Extremely Low Orbit Propulsion System That Runs on Solar Power and Thin Air

Christopher Plain·May 10, 2024

UK's new extremely low orbit propulsion system that could keep satellites aloft for years at a time will run on solar power and thin air

bacteria

Will Future Spacecraft Use ‘Jaws’ Bacteria to Make Rocket Fuel?

Christopher Plain·July 11, 2022

Researchers say they have successfully used everyday bacteria to create the key ingredient for rocket fuel.

warp bubble

Warp Bubble Researcher Speaks Out

Christopher Plain·May 13, 2022

Dr. Harold G. “Sonny White, the researcher behind the “warp bubble” is finally talking about his infamous discovery.

water plasma thruster

Water Plasma Space Thruster Passes Key Test

Company Hopes to Begin Space Deployment of Unique Propulsion System This Year

Christopher Plain·April 8, 2022

Space startup Momentus says their Vigoride water plasma thruster has successfully completed thermal vacuum (TVAC) testing.

NASA Electroaerodynamic

NASA Eyes Electroaerodynamic Propulsion System

Ionic Wind Thruster Can Propel Aircraft with No Moving Parts

Christopher Plain·March 2, 2022

NASA has awarded researchers at MIT a grant to further develop their electroaerodynamic propulsion system, which has no moving parts.

bussard ramjet

Interstellar Bussard Ramjet Undergoes New Analysis

Christopher Plain·December 22, 2021

The advanced propulsion concept known as the Bussard Ramjet has undergone a new analysis to determine its feasibility....

KINETIC LAUNCH

Can Kinetic Launch Send Satellites to Space without Bulky Rockets?

Christopher Plain·November 12, 2021

A Pentagon sponsored launch services company has completed the first successful test of their kinetic launch system. Designed...

Anti-Gravity Experiments

Alternative Propulsion Conference to Showcase Live “Anti-Gravity” Experiments

The Three Day In-Person Event Features Livestream on Saturday, November 13th

Christopher Plain·November 11, 2021

The Alternative Propulsion Energy Conference (APEC) will livestream a range of anti-gravity related experiments online this Saturday, November...