The leader of NASA’s Psyche mission has tips for interplanetary team building

As the crickets chirped at 2 A.M. near Kennedy Space Center, a large team of scientists was puzzling over data tracking the ...
CBS News

In lucky break for NASA's Psyche asteroid probe, thruster problem discovered and quick fix found

Just two weeks before launch, in what amounts to a lucky break, engineers discovered a potentially-crippling problem with thrusters in NASA's Psyche asteroid probe. Equally fortuitous, the fix was ...
Gizmodo

NASA Delays Launch of Psyche Asteroid Mission Due to Thruster Issue

NASA announced on Thursday that the launch of its Psyche mission has been postponed by a week, now set for October 12 instead of the earlier date of October 5. Reading time 2 minutes Artist’s concept ...

NASA Fires Up Record-Breaking Plasma Thruster for Future Mars Missions

NASA just tested a blazing-hot plasma engine that could help carry humans to Mars.
CNN

47-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft just fired up thrusters it hasn’t used in decades

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Engineers at NASA ...
The Debrief

NASA Tests Prototype ‘Magnetoplasmadynamic’ Electric Propulsion Thruster Designed to Power Future Trips to Mars

NASA announced a successful test of a sci-fi-sounding lithium metal vapor electric thruster propulsion system that could ...