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
NASA Shows Off Experimental ‘Next-Generation’ Advanced Electric Propulsion System Christopher Plain·November 6, 2023NASA is revealing new details about its experimental Advanced Electric Propulsion System, designed to fly on the Gateway mission in 2025.
Krypton-Fueled Ultra-Powerful Plasma Thrusters Could Drive Interplanetary Exploration Christopher Plain·January 25, 2023Ultra-efficient plasma thrusters, sometimes called ion thrusters or Hall thrusters, that are used almost exclusively in orbit could soon become much more powerful by using krypton gas instead of xenon.