Electric propulsion is being increasingly used on space missions and could ultimately replace thrusters using chemical ...

The Cedar Rocket is now officially the world's fastest motorized log. Yes, it's a tree. And it does burnouts. An electric turbine manufacturer, a mechanic, and a log house builder walk into a bar.

In that vein, [rctestflight] has been experimenting with a brushless electric rocket craft, with interesting results. (Youtube, embedded below.) The build uses a single large brushless motor in ...

The newly tested engines could power a variety of space projects. China's state-owned main space contractor tested five different rocket engines on one day last week in preparation for future ...

NASA is working on a nuclear electric propulsion system that would ... something that massive into the narrow confines of a rocket. Even fully compacted, the radiator would be too big and unwieldy.