The Cartagena shipyard of state-owned shipbuilding firm Navantia has begun the installation of the first air-independent propulsion (AIP) system on the Spanish Navy’s Cosme Garcia (S-83) diesel-electric submarine. The final tests for the consolidation of ...

Hanwha Aerospace has won a $71.5 million (103.3 billion-won) contract to develop the propulsion system for South Korea's first-ever lunar lander planned for launch in 2032, the company said

It's no secret that the AAM (Advanced Air Mobility) wave is sweeping over the entire world, with hundreds of proven eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) concepts ready to demonstrate their abilities. In Austria, one of the most intriguing ...

Inexpensive and compact CubeSats are great for certain missions, but their simplicity can limit their applications. For one, most of them don't pack their own propulsion systems, instead hitchhiking into orbit aboard other satellite launches. Now, to make ...

In-space propulsion system pioneer Accion Systems today announced that it is raising $11 million in Series B funding. The round is being co-led by Boeing HorizonX Ventures and Shasta Ventures. The Series B round brings Accion’s total funding to date to $ ...

Purdue has created part of a new cubesat thruster which electromagnetically accelerates plasma to produce thrust. They have successfully tested the ignition system for more than 1.5 million pulses. This is a giant leap for extending the lifetime of ...

This story was originally published on WardsAuto. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily WardsAuto newsletter. Way back in December 2010, the 110-hp propulsion system in the then-new Nissan Leaf became a Wards 10 Best Engines ...

(Inside Science) — Right now, there is a unique spacecraft orbiting our planet. Its secret is the iodine propellant it uses to maneuver in space. The spacecraft, launched in 2020, is a type of miniaturized satellite called a CubeSat, weighing about 45 ...

ENDICOTT, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BAE Systems, a leader in electric propulsion, has launched its next-generation power and propulsion system for the marine market. The HybriGen® Power and Propulsion system is a flexible solution to help operators reach ...

The next-generation ion engine that may one day send American astronauts to Mars has passed a major milestone. Working in coordination with NASA engineers from Glenn Research and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Aerojet Rocketdyne says it has completed its ...