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Blue Origin advances lunar lander with key propulsion test

Blue Origin has completed a critical propulsion system test for its Blue Moon Mark 2 lunar lander and environmental testing ...
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NASA tests electromagnetic thruster that may power Mars missions

Earlier this year, rocket scientists at NASA fired up an electromagnetic thruster powered by lithium metal vapor.
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First-of-its-kind NASA lithium MPD thruster hits 120 kW in ground test

Indian startup GalaxEye has placed its first satellite, Drishti, into orbit aboard a SpaceX ...
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NASA Tests a Spacecraft Thruster That Runs on Lithium Metal Vapor, Could Take Us to Mars

American space agency NASA announced the first major test of a new lithium-fed magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) thruster that could ...
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NASA is making a powerful new ion engine to send astronauts to Mars

A prototype ion engine that uses lithium vapor as a propellant has aced its first tests, achieving 25 times more power than ...

NASA’s Lithium-Fed Nuclear Thruster Flares to Life in First of Its Kind Test

NASA fired up a prototype of its electromagnetic thruster inside a vacuum chamber, reaching power levels of up to 120 ...

NASA's lithium-fed electric thruster could carry humans to Mars and beyond

Inside a long vacuum chamber in Southern California, a spacecraft engine glowed white-hot as it pushed toward a level of ...

New lithium-plasma engine passes key Mars propulsion test

You're on the fourth human mission to Mars, and you're told the Odyssey spacecraft designed to take you there will be the ...
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Orion’s Service Module Completes Critical Propulsion Test

NASA is building a system to send astronauts to the Moon for Artemis missions, and that includes tests to make sure the Orion spacecraft is prepared to safely carry crew on an alternate mission ...
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High Altitude Chamber Testing at the U.S. Army Redstone Test Center

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (July 23, 2025) – The U.S. Army Redstone Test Center’s Propulsion Test Division has long served as the Army’s premier static test facility, boasting a rich history of evaluating ...
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Aerojet Engine Test Validates Low-Risk Propulsion Solution for NASA’s Constellation Program – Orion Service Modul

Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE:GY) company, successfully completed 250 hot-fire test sequences of its legendary R-4D 100-pound-thrust bipropellant engine. The test included over 20,000 starts under a broad ...