The portfolio of current NESC technical activities reaches across mission directorates and programs encompassing design, test ...

Days after it was launched from Earth, Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander is cruising in the vacuum in space as it journeys towards the Moon. The spacecraft captured stunning images and video ...

Soon after completing a major review of Blue Ghost’s design in October 2021, Firefly engineers realized that they needed to build their own reaction control system (RCS) thrusters, which control ...

Cold internal temperatures ... is also equipped with ion thrusters, which have been used to propel Dawn from its first target, the asteroid Vesta, to another asteroid, Ceres. An ion engine functions ...

Freezing temperatures and low wind power production will put further pressure on Europe’s strained energy market, as natural ...

Feb. 4, 2025 — A research team presents an AI assessor for Hall-effect ion thrusters, the engines of satellites and space ... Feb. 4, 2025 — Using data from the European Space Agency's Gaia ...

The system includes positioning sensors that allow users to adjust the thrusters to position the centrifuge to designated locations. “Our low-mass centrifuge system lacks a motor, a rotor and stators ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Simulations of electric ion thrusters have been validated through experiments, addressing challenges in predicting thruster lifespan due to chamber wall effects ...

06 Feb 2025 Rolls-Royce and Triveni to Work Together on Marine Gas Turbines for Indian Market ... awarded a contract to supply propellers and thruster for a Multi-Purpose Support Ship (MPSS ...

Oil and coal offset curtailed generation from natural gas-fired power plants during a recent cold snap in New England, ...