Dassault has selected Spain’s Arkadia Space to supply the propulsion system for its VORTEX-D reusable spaceplane demonstrator ...

Researchers at Texas A&M University have demonstrated a laser-driven propulsion system that can lift ...

During a parabolic flight over Europe, a small slab of graphene aerogel floated in near-weightlessness while a laboratory ...

Reaching the nearest star system, Alpha Centauri, would take hundreds of thousands of years using current rocket propulsion ...

As preparations for NASA’s next Artemis mission accelerate, the agency and its mission partners aim to maximize lessons learned from Integrity, the Orion spacecraft that returned the Artemis II crew ...

Delray Beach, FL, Oct. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The space propulsion market was valued at USD 13.36 billion in 2025 and is projected to grow to USD 20.02 billion at a compound annual growth rate ...

Laser light can lift and steer tiny chips in three dimensions, demonstrating a new form of propulsion for spacecraft.

Scientists show laser light can push graphene in space, opening the door to fuel-free movement and control of future spacecraft.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Every year, companies and space agencies launch hundreds of rockets ...

Can water really power a rocket? Scientists are exploring ways to use water as fuel, from splitting it into hydrogen and ...

This study will identify primary technical and programmatic challenges, merits, and risks for developing and demonstrating space nuclear propulsion technologies of interest to future exploration ...