Spacecraft rocket engines come in a variety of forms and use ... Getting that fuel into orbit is costly, too! Ion thrusters, in their various forms, offer an alternative solution – miniscule ...

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 ...

Ion engines (ion thrusters), a type of engine, obtain thrust by injecting plasma-like ions, and are used in the engines of artificial satellites and space probes. Among such ion engines ...

The space agency is developing a brand-new ion thruster engine to slowly propel an Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM) spaceship to a boulder in space, capture it, and bring it near the moon where ...