The AEPS is a solar electric propulsion system that uses xenon as its propellant, much like existing ion engines. Where it differs is in the power output, which should allow it to work as the ...

The Electric Solar Wind Sail (E-sail) is an innovative propulsion technology designed for space exploration that utilizes the solar wind to generate thrust without the need for traditional ...

The AEPS is a solar electric propulsion system that uses xenon as its propellant, much like existing ion engines. Where it differs is in the power output, which should allow it to work as the ...

Hence an electric propulsion system is also referred to as an ion engine. The energy for the electromagnetic fields is often provided by solar arrays, and hence the technology is sometimes ...

and hence the technology is sometimes referred to as solar electric propulsion. But for missions farther from the sun, where the sunlight is fainter, nuclear power in the form of radioisotope ...

NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission has been launched to test the use of solar-powered electric propulsion to protect Earth from incoming asteroids. The DART craft ...