The new approach called the Water-based Electric Thrusters (WET) aims to develop a method of converting water into plasma, a superheated state of matter, to generate thrust. “Ho ...

Electric propulsion is being increasingly used on space missions and could ultimately replace thrusters using chemical rockets. Spacecraft powered by electric propulsion could soon be better ...

The mission was originally scheduled to be a short one in June 2024 but problems with the spacecraft prolonged it.

Arkadia Space will supply 250-newton thrusters designed for the Reaction Control System of the MaiaSpace launcher. “This contract highlights the trust that a company like MaiaSpace places in ...

Trump’s comments appeared to turn a typically bipartisan space agency into a political cudgel. His calls for Elon Musk to ...