Arkadia Space's DARK propulsion system, using hydrogen peroxide propellant, was flown on a D-Orbit ION vehicle launched in March. Credit: Arkadia Space WASHINGTON — Spanish startup Arkadia Space has ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Spanish propulsion startup Arkadia Space announced a contract Feb. 11 to supply monopropellant thrusters to MaiaSpace, a French startup backed by ArianeGroup that is developing a ...

After almost five decades sailing through space, NASA is trying to squeeze a few more years out of the venerable Voyager 1 deep space probe by swapping a wonky thruster system for a disused secondary ...

The Voyager 1 spacecraft has been cruising through the cosmos for 47 years, collecting precious data beyond the solar system. All that interstellar travel, however, is taking its toll on the probe.

Before clearing Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule to depart the International Space Station and head for Earth, NASA managers want to ensure the spacecraft’s problematic control thrusters can help guide ...

NASA just brought Voyager 1’s dead thrusters back to life—right before the spacecraft goes quiet for nearly two years. Reading time 3 minutes NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has been in space for nearly ...