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CubeSat rocket thruster is so small it has to be made like microchips

Imperial College is developing a rocket thruster called the Iridium Catalysed Electrolysis CubeSat Thruster (ICE-Cube Thruster) that is so small that it can only be fabricated using techniques ...
SpaceNews

Benchmark adds Starlight thruster to partner network

Starlight’s Crucible Hall-effect thruster and Benchmark’s 22-newton Ocelot bipropellant thruster each undergo testing for a range of targeted mission applications. Credit: Benchmark Space Systems ...
Futurism

Stranded Starliner Spacecraft’s Thrusters Have Been Overheating, NASA Admits

The thrusters on Boeing’s cursed Starliner space capsule keep overheating — and NASA is hard at work on a fix for the issue that’s led, in part, to its astronauts being stranded on the International ...
Ars Technica

NASA update on Starliner thruster issues: This is fine

Before clearing Boeing's Starliner crew capsule to depart the International Space Station and head for Earth, NASA managers want to ensure the spacecraft's problematic control thrusters can help guide ...
NPR

A broken thruster jeopardized Voyager 1, but engineers executed a remote fix

Earlier this year, NASA mission controllers faced a challenging decision that could have marked the end of Voyager 1's decades-long journey. Launched in 1977 to explore the outer solar system, the ...
CNN

47-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft just fired up thrusters it hasn’t used in decades

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Engineers at NASA ...
BGR

Former NASA Engineer Claims He Invented A Ground-Breaking Thruster That Doesn't Need Fuel

One of the most expensive parts of any rocket launch is getting the rocket off the ground and into space. This part of the mission takes a massive amount of fuel and money to pull off. That's why ...
SpaceNews

More thruster tests for Starliner before return

NASA and Boeing plan a final series of thruster tests of the CST-100 Starliner at the ISS before final reviews for its return to Earth. Credit: NASA WASHINGTON — NASA and Boeing will fire thrusters on ...
Futurism

Former NASA Engineer Says He’s Invented a Thruster That Doesn’t Require Propellant

Space startup Exodus Propulsion Technologies claims to have achieved a breakthrough, stumbling upon an entirely new force of nature that could power thrusters that don’t need propellant to work. As ...
Hackaday

Voyager 1 Completes Tricky Thruster Reconfiguration

After 47 years it’s little wonder that the hydrazine-powered thrusters of the Voyager 1, used to orient the spacecraft in such a way that its 3.7 meter (12 foot) diameter antenna always points back ...
Popular Science

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft will blaze an unusual blue trail across the solar system

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Last Friday, NASA launched the Psyche spacecraft toward an asteroid ...