A Russian cargo ship docked to the International Space Station fired its thrusters Wednesday (April 30) to distance itself ...

Psyche has an unusual propulsion system which uses ionized xenon and which gives off a blue glow. These thrusters use tiny amounts of xenon and expel charged atoms to move forwards. While electric ...

"On April 1, the spacecraft detected a pressure drop in the line that feeds the xenon gas to the thrusters, going from 36 ...

NASA's Psyche mission to visit a gargantuan asteroid that could be worth more than the entire world economy has hit a snag.

WASHINGTON — Rocket propulsion startup Ursa Major Technologies has secured a $28.5 million contract from the U.S. Air Force ...

NASA is investigating a problem with the electric propulsion system on its Psyche asteroid spacecraft, but an agency official ...

During the first 100 days, NASA has made significant moves toward advancing the Trump agenda for space exploration.