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 ...

Many of these parts will go through a Critical Design ... including long-lead orders for exotic materials required for the solar electric propulsion thrusters,” said Mr. Tadros. “ ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The asteroid Psyche is located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. The solar electric propulsion-based Psyche spacecraft is expected to reach the asteroid in 2026. A year from now, NASA will ...