Spacecraft Propulsion

NASA prepares on-orbit demo of dual-mode satellite propulsion with green propellant  

By Aspen Pflughoeft September 8, 2026

NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Among the payloads scheduled for the next...

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Spacecraft without gas tanks

By Aspen Pflughoeft July 1, 2026

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Magdrive’s plasma thruster proves its mettle in first orbital test

By Paul Marks February 19, 2026

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Competing visions

By Jon Kelvey April 1, 2024

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NASA and DARPA are cautioned against overselling the performance of their nuclear rocket tech

By Jon Kelvey February 1, 2023

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NASA, DARPA join forces to create and test nuclear rocket for Mars journey

By Jon Kelvey January 24, 2023

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Nuclear rocket redux

By Jon Kelvey January 3, 2023

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U.S. Space Force wants ideas for powering satellites with fission

By Jon Kelvey November 1, 2022

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Contractors want America’s “moon rocket” to be more than that

By Cat Hofacker August 26, 2021

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NASA’s “red-letter day”

By Ben Iannotta July 1, 2021

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The stakes of reusability

By Ben Iannotta May 1, 2021

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Readying NASA’s Space Launch System rocket engines for their second hot fire attempt

By Cat Hofacker March 17, 2021

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NASA’s giant moon rocket faces its biggest test yet

By Cat Hofacker January 15, 2021

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Planetary Society’s LightSail unfurled

By Cat Hofacker July 19, 2019

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The perilous road to Mars

January 2, 2019

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Phase Four reports progress on cubesat thruster design

By Tom Risen July 11, 2018

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Servicing revolution

May 31, 2018

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5 things about the upcoming Space Symposium

By Amanda Miller April 11, 2018

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SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy

By Tom Risen February 6, 2018

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Market disruptor

By Aerospace America September 28, 2017

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Satellite envy

By Keith Button September 28, 2017

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Assessing the boom in cubesats

By Debra Werner August 31, 2017

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Recycling rockets

By Irene Klotz August 31, 2017

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Coming soon: Electric propulsion plan for Mars

By Keith Button June 27, 2017

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Dancing cubesats

By Aerospace America June 27, 2017

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10 additional Iridium satellites reach orbit

By Debra Werner June 25, 2017

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Tim Hinerman, Blue Origin’s deputy BE-4 engine lead

By Debra Werner May 31, 2017

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A new meaning for green

By Ben Iannotta March 6, 2017

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Green propellant

By Keith Button March 6, 2017

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From the Cape: Blogging about the Falcon 9 liftoff

By Hannah Godofsky February 24, 2017

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The art of timeliness

By Ben Iannotta February 9, 2017

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Fuel-free space travel

By Aerospace America February 9, 2017

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100 years of Langley

By Debra Werner February 1, 2017

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Mission: Fission

By Aerospace America October 18, 2016

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Time to build Orion’s jettison motors

By Debra Werner October 18, 2016