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Improved Electric Propulsion Could Boost Satellite Lifetimes

Oct 21, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have won a $6.5 million grant to develop improved components that will boost the efficiency of electric propulsion systems used to control ...

Plasma Rocket Could Travel to Mars in 39 Days

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Oct 06, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (120) | 72

(PhysOrg.com) -- Last Wednesday, the Ad Astra Rocket Company tested what is currently the most powerful plasma rocket in the world. As the Webster, Texas, company announced, the VASIMR VX-200 engine ran at ...

Astronauts get shuttle ready to come home Saturday

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Mar 27, 2009 | 3 / 5 (2) | 0

(AP) -- Their mission almost complete, space shuttle Discovery's astronauts checked out their ship's flight systems Friday to ensure a safe return to NASA's spaceport.

Cassini Swaps Thrusters

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Mar 12, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Early this morning the Cassini spacecraft relayed information that it had successfully swapped to a backup set of propulsion thrusters late Wednesday.

ISS Expedition 18 Crew Completes Spacewalk

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Mar 10, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Tuesday's spacewalk with Expedition 18 Commander Mike Fincke and Flight Engineer Yury Lonchakov concluded at 5:11 p.m. EDT when the Pirs docking module airlock was closed. The spacewalk concluded ...

Cassini Thruster Swap Planned

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Feb 02, 2009 | 4 / 5 (6) | 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Cassini spacecraft will swap to a backup set of propulsion thrusters in mid-March due to degradation in the performance of the current set of thrusters.