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[Posted on: Thu Jan 12th, 2006]
The European Space Agency and the Australian National University have successfully tested a new design of spacecraft ion engine that dramatically improves performance over present thrusters and marks a major step forward in space propulsion capability.
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[Posted on: Fri Jan 6th, 2006]
EVERY year, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics awards prizes for the best papers presented at its annual conference. Last year's winner in the nuclear and future flight category went to a paper calling for experimental tests of an astonishing new type of engine.
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[Posted on: Wed Dec 28th, 2005]
NASA is considering a two-year extension to the Cassini mission that would extend the probe's exploration of Saturn and its moons through 2010.
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22 news articles were found:
Plasma engine passes initial test - Dec 14th, 2005
Pratt & Whitney Completes First Flight Test F135 Engine for JSF - Dec 6th, 2005
P&W; Logs 4,000 SDD Test Hours on F135 Engine for The JSF - Nov 30th, 2005
Private Spacecraft Developer Settles on New Design - Nov 23rd, 2005
Mars-Bound NASA Craft Tweaks Course, Passes Halfway Point - Nov 19th, 2005
Research Council Report Questions NASA Nuclear Propulsion Program - Sep 1st, 2005
Pratt & Whitney, Northrop Begin Ground Tests for X-47B J-UCAS Engine - Aug 13th, 2005
Deep Impact is a smashing success - Jul 4th, 2005
Deep Impact’s blast to the past - Jun 27th, 2005
Boeing and Lockheed Push Separate Designs for 2020 Moon Mission - Jun 13th, 2005
Ion Thrusters Propel NASA into Future - May 28th, 2005
Burt Rutan Chides NASA for Dullness, Says Space should be Fun - May 20th, 2005
NASA's Prometheus: Fire, Smoke And Mirrors - Apr 7th, 2005
Prometheus Pre-empted? New Nuclear Fission Missions Evaluated - Dec 12th, 2004
Hamilton Sundstrand to Provide Key Technology for Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter - Nov 2nd, 2004
Spacecrafts powered by thunder - Sep 20th, 2004
SpaceDev Begins Work on ''Dream Chaser'' Space Vehicle - Sep 20th, 2004
Redesigning Rockets: NASA Space Propulsion Finds a New Home - Aug 11th, 2004
NASA Evaluating Industry Proposals For JIMO Spacecraft - Aug 10th, 2004
Pratt & Whitney Modifying Lead Engine For JSF - Aug 6th, 2004
Boeing submits design proposal for Jupiter probe - Jul 28th, 2004
NASA must transform to reach moon and Mars - Jun 11th, 2004