The lower box is one the earliest spacecraft ion thrusters (from EOS circa 1962), and on top is a new arrival, a modern marvel from the SpaceX Starlink satellites used for on orbit maneuvering. SpaceX ...

Artwork: Powerful thrusters should push the Dragon capsule ... able to send its own astronauts into orbit again. California's SpaceX company will practise what to do in the event that one of ...

SpaceX is planning to fire the engines of its ... The capsule is expected to feature 46 Drago thrusters, as compared to just 18 for the cargo variant, along with an "enhanced trunk section that ...

SpaceX is actively communicating with the deployed satellites to utilize their ion thrusters in an attempt to raise their orbits. It remains uncertain how this incident will impact SpaceX's ...