NASA Fires Up Powerful Lithium-Fed Thruster for Trips to Mars
April 28, 2026 5:00 pmA prototype of a lithium-fed magnetoplasmadynamic thruster was tested in a special chamber at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in February... View Article
A prototype of a lithium-fed magnetoplasmadynamic thruster was tested in a special chamber at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in February... View Article
Millions of people watched the historic launch of Artemis II and were captivated by the mission’s 10-day journey around the... View Article
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NASA/Jessica Meir Astronauts Chris Williams of NASA and Sophie Adenot of the European Space Agency work together in the Kibo... View Article
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The X-59’s tail and jet engine feature a new marking — a Freedom 250 logo celebrating the nation’s 250th birthday... View Article
Learn how NASA’s Curiosity and Perseverance Mars rovers are exploring different chapters of the Red Planet’s ancient history. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS/ESA/University... View Article
The second Artemis mission took four astronauts around the moon and back – the first crewed deep-space flight since 1972.... View Article
As NASA’s Artemis II astronauts zipped around the Moon in early April, they observed flashes of light caused by meteoroids... View Article
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