LYON, France–Ion-X, a startup company betting on the use of ionic micropropulsion for small satellites, is planning to deliver its first commercial motor in 2026. In space operations, new requirements ...

Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE:GY) company, announced today that it has signed an agreement with NEC Corporation (TSE:6701.to) to jointly supply HAYABUSA-derived ion propulsion systems for the U.S. and ...

Remember when MIT flew that tiny airplane using nothing but ionic wind back in 2018? Steven Barrett and his team managed to get their 2.45-kilogram craft airborne for 60 meters using ...

If there’s one hard-to-ignore annoyance with drones is noise pollution, with these otherwise extremely useful aircraft being quite loud due to their propellers. This Florida-based startup plans to ...

You don’t see many ionic thrusters out in the world these days. The high-voltage devices are interesting pieces of technology, but they aren’t all that relevant to our normal lives. They’re gradually ...

Undefined Technologies has unveiled the new design of its concept eVTOL drone named the Silent Ventus. The drone is powered by proprietary ion propulsion technology, creating "high levels of ion ...

ION-X has successfully performed the first-ever in-orbit firing of a European-developed ionic liquid electrospray thruster. This milestone marks only the second global demonstration of this advanced ...

Britain's QinetiQ has started commercially operating its ion propulsion chamber, with the first customer, French engine manufacturer Snecma, using the facility to test Hall Effect Thrusters. The ...

Ionic thrust offers a way to investigate alternative forms of propulsion and a potentially more accurate method to form a ...

Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY – News) company, and NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701 – News) announced today that the companies will explore the feasibility of jointly supplying low power ion propulsion ...

Small pinwheel type ion motors fall into the category of a fun science experiment or something neat to do with high voltage, but Hackaday’s own [Manuel Rodriguez-Achach] added a neat twist that ...

An agreement signed Monday between Aerojet and NEC Corporation allows the companies to jointly supply Hayabusa-derived ion propulsion systems for the U.S. and Japanese aerospace markets. These ion ...