Propulsion is the generation of force by any combination of pushing and/or pulling to modify the translational motion of an object, which is typically...

Spacecraft propulsion is any method used to accelerate spacecraft and artificial satellites. In-space propulsion is used in the vacuum of space after...

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a federally funded research and development center in La Cañada Flintridge, California, United States. Founded in...

Jet propulsion is the propulsion of an object in one direction, produced by ejecting a jet of fluid in the opposite direction. By Newton's third law, the...

Marine propulsion is the mechanism or system used to generate thrust to move a watercraft through water. While paddles and sails are still used on some...

Spacecraft electric propulsion encompasses spacecraft propulsion systems that use electric energy to accelerate and expel propellant, generating thrust...

antimatter propulsion spacecraft is a proposed hypothetical class of space technology that utilize antimatter for power within spacecraft propulsion. There...

Air-independent propulsion (AIP), or air-independent power, is any marine propulsion technology that allows a non-nuclear submarine to operate without...

Nuclear marine propulsion is propulsion of a ship or submarine with heat provided by a nuclear reactor. The power plant heats water to produce steam for...

air-breathing MHD propulsion (where ambient air is ionized) that is still limited to theoretical concepts and early experiments. Plasma propulsion engines using...

Laser propulsion is a form of beam-powered propulsion where the energy source is a remote (usually ground-based) laser system and separate from the reaction...

An astronaut propulsion unit (or astronaut maneuvering unit) is used to move an astronaut relative to the spaceship during a spacewalk. The first astronaut...

Nuclear Propulsion (ANP) program and the preceding Nuclear Energy for the Propulsion of Aircraft (NEPA) project worked to develop a nuclear propulsion system...

Nuclear propulsion includes a wide variety of propulsion methods that use some form of nuclear reaction as their primary power source. Many aircraft carriers...

thruster, ion drive, or ion engine is a form of electric propulsion used for spacecraft propulsion. An ion thruster creates a cloud of positive ions from...

Berg Propulsion is a Swedish company that designs and manufactures controllable-pitch propellers for the marine industry. The company produces customized...

Wind-assisted propulsion is the practice of decreasing the fuel consumption of a merchant vessel through the use of sails or some other wind capture device...

Screw propulsion may refer to: Propeller (marine) propulsion of water vehicles Screw-propelled vehicle on land This disambiguation page lists articles...

electric propulsion (IEP), full electric propulsion (FEP) or integrated full electric propulsion (IFEP) is an arrangement of marine propulsion systems...

Nuclear pulse propulsion or external pulsed plasma propulsion is a hypothetical method of spacecraft propulsion that uses nuclear explosions for thrust...

Field propulsion refers to spacecraft propulsion concepts in which thrust arises from interactions with external fields or ambient media, rather than primarily...

Solar electric propulsion (SEP) is the combination of solar cells and electric thrusters to propel a spacecraft through outer space. This technology has...

Self-propulsion is the autonomous displacement of nano-, micro- and macroscopic natural and artificial objects, containing their own means of motion. Self-propulsion...

The descent propulsion system (DPS /ˈdɪps/), or lunar module descent engine (LMDE), internal designation VTR-10, is a variable-throttle hypergolic rocket...

In aeronautics, distributed propulsion is an arrangement in which the propulsive units and related air flows are distributed over the aerodynamic surfaces...

A fusion rocket is a theoretical design for a rocket driven by fusion propulsion, which could provide efficient and sustained acceleration in space without...

Magnetic propulsion may refer to: Magnetic sail, a proposed method of spacecraft propulsion which would use a magnetic field to deflect solar wind Linear...

& Whitney manufactures gas turbine engines for industrial use, marine propulsion, and power generation. In 2017, the company reported that it supported...

Green Propulsion is a Belgian research and development centre specialising in battery electric and hybrid vehicles. Founded in 2001, it had gone bankrupt...

Electromagnetic propulsion (EMP) is the principle of accelerating an object by the utilization of a flowing electrical current and magnetic fields. The...

Antimatter-catalyzed nuclear pulse propulsion Helios (propulsion system) NERVA (Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application) Nuclear propulsion Nuclear salt-water rocket...

that generates thrust by jet propulsion. While this broad definition may include rocket, water jet, and hybrid propulsion, the term jet engine typically...

The Institute of Space Propulsion in Lampoldshausen is one of the eight research centers of the German Aerospace Center (DLR). Approximately 220 people...

The Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) is a research and development centre functioning under ISRO. It has two units located at Valiamala, in Thiruvananthapuram...

more electric traction motors, on which the vehicle solely relies for propulsion. This definition excludes hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs; including mild...

A plasma propulsion engine is a type of electric propulsion that generates thrust from a quasi-neutral plasma. This is in contrast with ion thruster engines...

Numerical Propulsion System Simulation (NPSS) is an object-oriented, thermodynamic modeling and simulation environment used for the analysis of propulsion, power...

The Advanced Propulsion Physics Laboratory or "Eagleworks Laboratories" at NASA's Johnson Space Center is a small research group investigating a variety...

Beam-powered propulsion, also known as directed energy propulsion, is a class of aircraft or spacecraft propulsion that uses energy beamed to the spacecraft...

AC Propulsion is a San Dimas, California, USA company founded in 1992 by Alan Cocconi, Wally Rippel, and Paul Carosa, that specializes in alternating current-based...

designed and built in very limited numbers by the U.S. pioneering company AC Propulsion in the mid 1990s. It was the inspiration and direct predecessor of the...

The Power and Propulsion Element (PPE), previously known as the Asteroid Redirect Vehicle propulsion system, is a planned element of the Space Reactor‑1...

The RBCC, or rocket-based combined cycle propulsion system, was one of the two types of propulsion systems that may have been tested in the Boeing X-43...

Astern propulsion (as applied to a ship) is a maneuver in which a ship's propelling mechanism is used to develop thrust in a retrograde direction. Astern...

Propellantless spacecraft propulsion is any spacecraft propulsion system that accelerates the craft by interacting with the environment rather than expelling...

on the Brayton cycle and are used in aircraft propulsion, electric power generation, marine propulsion, industrial machinery, pumps, gas compressors,...

The Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) is a non-profit organisation that facilitates funding to UK-based research and development projects developing net-zero...

natural gas (LNG) propulsion for adverse weather conditions and maneuvering The vessel is also designed to accommodate hydrogen propulsion, a technology currently...

Internal drive propulsion or water-jet propulsion is a form of marine propulsion used in recreational boating. Like other forms of motorized boating,...

The ISS Propulsion module was proposed as a backup to functions performed by the Zvezda Service Module and Progress spacecraft. Critical ISS functionality...

The Orbital Propulsion Centre Lampoldshausen (abbreviated LAM), a Division of ArianeGroup, is the European competence centre for development and production...

and nearby stars, interstellar travel is not practicable with current propulsion technologies. To travel between stars within a reasonable amount of time...

A diver propulsion vehicle (DPV), also known as an underwater propulsion vehicle, sea scooter, underwater scooter, scuba sled or swimmer delivery vehicle...

Theoretical spacecraft propulsion refers to a series of theoretical spacecraft propulsion systems mainly proposed for interstellar travel. The fission...

Athletic Propulsion Labs (APL) is an American clothing company that specializes in sneakers. Its first shoe, the APL Concept 1, was banned from the National...

ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), located at Mahendragiri in Tamil Nadu, is an ISRO centre involved in testing, assembling, and integrating propulsion systems...

Atmosphere-breathing electric propulsion, or air-breathing electric propulsion, shortly ABEP, is a propulsion technology for spacecraft, which could allow...

achievable in the Bronze Age. Boats can be categorized by their means of propulsion. These divide into: Unpowered. This involves drifting with the tide or...

320 AD. In 1661, Toogood and Hays proposed using screws for waterjet propulsion, though not as a propeller. Robert Hooke in 1681 designed a horizontal...

The Rocket Propulsion Establishment at Westcott, Buckinghamshire on the site of the former RAF Westcott has made a number of notable contributions in the...

The Swiss Propulsion Laboratory (SPL) is a rocket laboratory that runs integrated programs focusing on research and development of space-technology and...

Antimatter-catalyzed nuclear pulse propulsion, antiproton-catalyzed nuclear pulse propulsion, ACMF: Antiproton-Catalyzed Microfission-Fusion and AIM:...

The Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Project (BPP) was a research project funded by NASA from 1996 to 2002 to study various proposals for revolutionary...

Plasmadynamics and Electric Propulsion Laboratory (PEPL) is a University of Michigan laboratory facility for electric propulsion and plasma application research...

technological and engineering disciplines including aerodynamics, air propulsion, avionics, materials science, structural analysis and manufacturing. The...

yacht is laid out for a crew of 53. The ship has a diesel-electric hybrid propulsion system, allowing a top speed of 24 kn. Each of the two diesel engines...

The Lockheed Propulsion Company was a division of the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation located at 1500 Crafton Avenue in the Mentone, California area northeast...

500 mi) and a maximum speed around 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) under hybrid propulsion. Classification is with Lloyd's Register, and gross tonnage is 7,247 GT...

Group (Dowty). 1997: Snecma fully acquired the Société européenne de propulsion. 1998: Snecma took full control of Messier-Dowty. 1999: Snecma Services...

nuclear electric rocket (more properly nuclear electric propulsion) is a type of spacecraft propulsion system where thermal energy from a nuclear reactor is...

nuclear propulsion with two conventional boilers installed as a backup in case of reactor failure, known as "Combined nuclear and steam propulsion system"...

The Journal of Propulsion and Power is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research on aerospace propulsion and power. The editor-in-chief...

In engineering, variable-buoyancy propulsion is the use of a buoyancy engine to provide propulsion for a vehicle. The concept was first explored in the...

building both in-space propulsion systems and a space launch vehicle. The company currently manufactures satellite propulsion systems with nontoxic propellants...

aircraft propulsion system designed for use in the STOVL variant of the F-35 Lightning II. The complete system, known as the Integrated Lift Fan Propulsion System...

for the present AC power distribution system for ships with electric propulsion. This concept represents a new way of distributing energy for low-voltage...

HyPrSpace (Hybrid Propulsion for Space) is a rocket startup, founded in 2019, in Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It develops orbital (Orbital Baguette-1/OB-1...

Helios is a design for a spacecraft propulsion system such that small (0.1 kiloton) nuclear bombs would be detonated in a chamber roughly 30 feet (9.1 m)...

in Electric Propulsion", is the highest honor in the field of electric propulsion for spacecraft bestowed by the Electric Rocket Propulsion Society (ERPS)...

Jet Propulsion Laboratory Development Ephemeris (abbreviated JPL DE(number), or simply DE(number)) designates one of a series of mathematical models of...

jogging to sprinting. All forms involve the same basic stages of a main propulsion phase, where the person drives forward the hardest leading with one leg;...

Retractable thrusters are used as auxiliary propulsion for dynamically positioned vessels and take-home propulsion for military vessels. Underwater-mountable...

reentry and splashdown; and the cylindrical service module which provided propulsion, electrical power and storage for various consumables required during...

units. That same year Leonardo DRS was selected as the main propulsion motor and propulsion motor drive provider. The lead ship motor was delivered to...

referred to as an aero engine, is the power component of an aircraft propulsion system. Aircraft using power components are referred to as powered flight...

Field-emission electric propulsion (FEEP) is an advanced electrostatic space propulsion concept, a form of ion thruster, that uses a liquid metal as a...

used by the United States Navy to provide electricity generation and propulsion on Columbia-class submarines. The S1B designation stands for: S = Submarine...

The Main Propulsion Test Article (MPTA-098) was built by Rockwell International as a testbed for the definitive propulsion and fuel delivery systems for...

the 2020 competition, the name was changed to Wards 10 Best Engines and Propulsion Systems.   Engine was also listed at least once in the International Engine...

known as the Todaro class. It features diesel propulsion and an additional air-independent propulsion (AIP) system using proton-exchange membrane (PEM)...

Some nuclear submarines also use a similar turbo–electric propulsion system, with propulsion turbo generators driven by reactor plant steam. Among the...

Space (DoS) since 14 January 2025. He was the Director of the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) from 23 January 2018 to 14 January 2025, the day...

An inboard motor is a marine propulsion system for boats. As opposed to an outboard motor, where an engine is mounted outside the hull of the craft, an...

had somehow influenced gravity electronically and led him to design a propulsion system based on this phenomenon. On 15 April 1927, he applied for a patent...

proposed to use energy in electric explosion of metals to create rocket propulsion. In the early 1930s the world's first example of an electrothermal rocket...

one of the world's leading spacecraft propulsion experts and holds several United States patents for propulsion technology. As of June 2026, he is worth...

Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) is a solar electric propulsion system for spacecraft that is being designed, developed and tested by NASA and...

researcher at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Chahat was born in Angers, France to a family of Algerian...

that store energy internally. NTRs have been proposed as a spacecraft propulsion technology, with the earliest ground tests conducted in 1955. The United...

The United States Navy Nuclear Propulsion community consists of naval officers and enlisted members who are specially trained to run and maintain the nuclear...

TSS-1R, and Plasma Motor Generator (PMG) experiments. As part of a tether propulsion system, craft can use long, strong conductors (though not all tethers...

The Spacecraft Propulsion Research Facility, now known as the In-Space Propulsion Facility, is (according to NASA), the "world’s only facility capable...

There are numerous versions of vehicle propulsion systems. Many of those came into fruition due to need for cleaner vehicles. Each of them might have many...

High Power Electric Propulsion (HiPEP) is a variation of ion thruster for use in nuclear electric propulsion applications. It was ground-tested in 2003...

in June 1940. It was renamed the Flight Propulsion Research Laboratory in 1947, the Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory (LFPL) in 1948 (after George W...

F-35 multirole strike fighter. A subsequent Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) program was also launched for a related 35,000 lbf (156 kN) thrust...

Lanyue consists of a propulsion stage and a landing and ascent stage; unlike the Apollo Lunar Module, Lanyue will jettison its propulsion stage prior to landing...

The ascent propulsion system (APS) or lunar module ascent engine (LMAE) is a fixed-thrust hypergolic rocket engine developed by Bell Aerosystems for use...

neither of the two carriages is equipped with an engine of its own; propulsion is provided by an electric motor in the engine room (typically at the...

Reactionless drive refers to hypothetical and unproven forms of spacecraft propulsion that would generate thrust without the expelling of propellant or otherwise...

Oceanvolt is a Finnish manufacturer of electric and hybrid propulsion systems for sailboats and other marine vessels. Founded in 2004, the company is headquartered...

A sterndrive or inboard/outboard drive (I/O) is a form of marine propulsion which combines inboard power with outboard drive. The engine sits just forward...

The Propulsion Wind Tunnel Facility, located at Arnold Engineering Development Complex, Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, holds three wind tunnels: the...

engine technology led to the demise of the steam engine as a source of propulsion of vehicles on a commercial basis, with relatively few remaining in use...

a fictional superluminal (faster than the speed of light) spacecraft propulsion system in many science fiction works, most notably Star Trek, and a subject...

occultist. Parsons was one of the principal founders of both the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and Aerojet. He invented the first rocket engine to use...

throughout the 20th century. Internal combustion engines were the dominant propulsion mechanisms for cars and trucks for about 100 years, although electricity-powered...

photons (radiation pressure by emission) for its propulsion. Photon rockets have been discussed as a propulsion system that could make interstellar flight possible...

considered the first commercial vessel to combine diesel engine propulsion with sail propulsion since the decline of traditional sailing cargo ships. This...

engine or motor that produces thrust by expelling reaction mass (reaction propulsion), in accordance with Newton's third law of motion. This law of motion...

"operate, maintain, and repair (organizational and intermediate level) ship propulsion machinery, auxiliary equipment, and outside machinery, such as: steering...

a combined engine and sail propulsion system between 1985 and 1995. In Japan, 17 ships were equipped with this propulsion system. Following the decline...

battery electric vehicle produced by the American company AC Propulsion. AC Propulsion executives announced their intention to convert Scion xBs to battery...

is an aircraft diesel engine developed by Wisconsin-based Engineered Propulsion Systems The Graflight is a liquid-cooled, V-8 with steel pistons and compacted...

was an American physicist and aerospace engineer who researched laser propulsion. He was responsible for Mockingbird, a conceptual design for an extremely...

Aero Propulsion Alliance was a European aeroengine consortium set up to develop the TP400-D1 turboprop for the Airbus A400M military transport aircraft...

Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) is a missile propulsion system currently being developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation of India...

cyclorotor, cycloidal rotor, cycloidal propeller or cyclogiro, is a fluid propulsion device that converts shaft power into the acceleration of a fluid using...

is an American aerospace engineer known for research on beamed-energy propulsion and for proposing and developing the lightcraft, a laser-propelled flight...

which they say actually references air-independent propulsion (AIP) technology, the conventional propulsion technology used on existing Type 039A/B/C submarines...

Space tethers are long cables which can be used for propulsion, momentum exchange, stabilization and attitude control, or to maintain the relative positions...

thrust for crewed flight or useful loads. The principle of ionic wind propulsion with corona-generated charged particles was discovered soon after the...

electric propulsion system development company. It is located in Kaliningrad in Kaliningrad Oblast. It was founded in 1955 as a Propulsion laboratory...

spacecraft propulsion using radiation pressure exerted by sunlight on large surfaces. A number of spaceflight missions to test solar propulsion and navigation...

Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Program (BPP) from 1996 through 2002. This program studied a number of "far out" designs for space propulsion that were not...

Digital Solid State Propulsion (DSSP) is an aerospace company developing microthruster propulsion technology for small satellites. DSSP's technology utilizes...

the Mark 54 LHT.[citation needed] The torpedo's stored chemical energy propulsion system uses a small tank of sulfur hexafluoride gas, which is sprayed...

nuclear propulsion (a 97% increase). Congress appropriated $321.9 million for general class development and $319.7 million for nuclear propulsion. The Navy's...

A magnetic sail is a proposed method of spacecraft propulsion where an onboard magnetic field source interacts with a plasma wind (e.g., the solar wind)...

submarines that used a high-test peroxide propulsion system, which offered a combination of air-independent propulsion and high submerged speeds. In the early...

Organisation and the chief architect of rocket propulsion in India. He was responsible for the creation of Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre. For his significant...

once again gained relevance and is currently being researched for use in propulsion systems and power generation due to its potential for improved efficiency...

sunset over the landing site, twelve days after landing. The orbiting propulsion module remained operational and was repurposed for scientific observations...

Elizabeth Jens (born 1984) is an Australian propulsion engineer who works at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Jens is from Torquay, Victoria. She decided...

Jupiter moons, it was to be propelled by an ion propulsion system via either the High Power Electric Propulsion or NEXIS engine, and powered by a small fission...

engineer for the Entry, Descent, and Landing (EDL) group at the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab who is known for her work on the Mars Perseverance Rover Mission....

Aerojet was an American rocket and missile propulsion manufacturer based primarily in Rancho Cordova, California, with divisions in Redmond, Washington...

this is a partial list spacecraft that are equipped with electric space propulsion. This includes both cruise engines and/or thrusters for altitude and orbit...

acceleration is a hypothetical method of space travel that involves the use of a propulsion system that generates a constant acceleration rather than the short, impulsive...

the Spanish company Navantia. It features diesel propulsion and an additional air-independent propulsion (AIP). It is now marketed as the Scorpène 2000...

Paulo Lozano is an aerospace engineer focusing in space propulsion, electrospray thrusters, micro- and nanofabrication, space mission design, small satellite...

generally described as rocket artillery. Airborne explosive devices without propulsion are referred to as shells if fired by an artillery piece and bombs if...

hydrojet, or water jet is a marine system that produces a jet of water for propulsion. The mechanical arrangement may be a ducted propeller (axial-flow pump)...

naval reactors Nuclear marine propulsion Nuclear power in the United States Ragheb, M. (2015). "NUCLEAR MARINE PROPULSION" (PDF). p. 8. Schank, John F...

Propulsion Cryogenics & Advanced Development (PCAD), was a NASA rocket engine development project from 2005 to 2010 that included methalox engines (liquid...

The Propulsion and Structural Test Facility, also known as Building 4572 and the Static Test Stand, was a rocket testing facility of the George C. Marshall...

jettisonable rocket propulsion units used for a variety of Luftwaffe aircraft during World War II, and a revolutionary new propulsion system for submarines...

rockets List of military rockets Space Propulsion Test Facility in Perdasdefogu Sutton, George P. (1963). Rocket Propulsion Elements, 3rd edition. New York:...

is an American private spaceflight aerospace company providing solid propulsion systems and small launch. The company is run by CEO and founder Steve...

Dual mode propulsion systems combine the high efficiency of bipropellant rockets with the reliability and simplicity of monopropellant rockets. Dual mode...

spacecraft propulsion. WINE developed a method of extracting volatiles from ice, ice-rich regolith, and hydrated soils and uses it as steam propulsion which...

submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs), a penetrating periscope, an auxiliary propulsion system, and an independently developed lithium battery system. It is the...

common design for ion thrusters, a highly efficient low-thrust spacecraft propulsion method running on electrical power by using high-voltage grid electrodes...

talent and equipment for the core disciplines of aircraft structures, propulsion, avionics and electronic warfare evaluation of the latest weapon system...

to obtain propulsion from the pressure of sunlight. Unlike conventional spacecraft, which rely on chemical rockets or electric propulsion systems, solar...

(2025 UC11)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 18 February 2025. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2025 BB2)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved...

Space Age is an American television series that is created by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Its episodes characterize the history of spacecraft, and crewed...

Propulsion Laboratory with the purpose of testing water-fueled propulsion. The satellite was a CubeSat of 3U size; 1U was occupied by the propulsion system...

flapping wings, as detailed below. Flapping wing propulsion devices are hydrofoils that produce propulsion by forcing a foil to move up and down in the water...

The USC Rocket Propulsion Laboratory (USCRPL) is a student-run experimental rocketry organization at the University of Southern California (USC), founded...

spacecraft electric thrusters (see plasma propulsion), for conceiving and developing new spacecraft propulsion concepts and, more recently, for his work...

Naval Reactors (NR), which administers the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, is an umbrella term for the U.S. government office that has comprehensive...

Austrian engineer who was known for his early proposals in spacecraft propulsion. Born in Mladějov na Moravě, Moravia (now part of the Czech Republic)...

Combined diesel and diesel (CODAD) is a propulsion system for ships using two diesel engines to power a single propeller shaft. A gearbox and clutches...

energy module\unit", NPPS in English) is an under development nuclear propulsion spacecraft with the intention to facilitate the transportation of large...

February 15, 2016, to May 6, 2019. Produced in cooperation with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the show teaches science and astronomy. The show is aimed...

The Chemical Propulsion Information Analysis Center (CPIAC) is one of several United States Department of Defense (DoD) sponsored Information Analysis...

third moving cable providing propulsion. With this form of lift, the grip of an aerial tramway cabin is fixed onto the propulsion cable and cannot be decoupled...

A rotor ship is a type of ship designed to use the Magnus effect for propulsion. The ship is propelled, at least in part, by large powered vertical rotors...

Andrea Donnellan is a principal investigator at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She studies earthquakes using geodetic imaging. She studied at Ohio State...

module component of the Orion spacecraft, serving as its primary power and propulsion component until it is discarded at the end of each mission. In January...

with an unprecedented number of heavy-calibre guns, and steam turbine propulsion. As dreadnoughts became a crucial symbol of national power, the arrival...

undergo high changes in velocity (up to 300 meters/second) from a primary propulsion system by using a Hall thruster with iodine as the propellant. It will...

peroxide-based turbine propulsion system. The only earlier attempt to use a chemical reaction based air-independent propulsion system was in the Spanish...

achieving orbit yet due to problems with finding a sufficiently efficient propulsion system and discontinued development. Single-stage-to-orbit is much easier...

propelled by Voith Schneider propulsion, another system where the propulsion system also provides steering. Voith Schneider propulsion uses vertical propellers...

wheels were the predominant way of propulsion for steam-powered boats. In the late 19th century, paddle propulsion was largely superseded by the screw...

Rocketdyne, an aerospace company that manufactured, among other things, propulsion systems. The name comes from "yoyo", a repetitive motion, and "dyne",...

of the Atago class, with an updated Aegis Combat System and electric propulsion system. Maya was commissioned on March 19, 2020. Haguro was commissioned...

company specializes in manufacturing environmentally friendly electric propulsion systems and subsystems for spacecraft. SETS is a part of the Noosphere...

known for his contributions to the development of gas turbines and jet propulsion. Zucrow was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, Russian Empire and immigrated with...

SE was a German manufacturer of large-bore diesel engines for marine propulsion systems and power plant applications. In 2010 it was merged with MAN Turbo...

the ship was the test-bed for an innovative development in marine steam propulsion, which used reduction gearing not only for an exhaust steam turbine but...

Either a turbojet or a ramjet can be used, as with ordinary chemical propulsion. During the Cold War, the United States and Soviet Union researched nuclear-powered...

studying the metallic asteroid 16 Psyche beginning in 2029. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) manages the project. The spacecraft will orbit the asteroid...

spacecraft that would combine beamed-powered propulsion, electromagnetic propulsion, and nuclear propulsion. The spacecraft would include a light sail,...

concepts were produced in response, all using integrated rocket/ramjet propulsion: S225XR from British Aerospace (BAe), Alenia Difesa, GEC-Marconi, and...

advances. Changes from the previous LHD design include gas turbine main propulsion engines, all-electric auxiliaries, an advanced machinery control system...

advantages over "conventional" (typically diesel-electric) submarines. Nuclear propulsion, being completely independent of air, frees the submarine from the need...

Earth-based tracking systems. CubeSat propulsion has made rapid advancements in: cold gas, chemical propulsion, electric propulsion, and solar sails. The biggest...

with its two parent companies to develop, produce and support integrated propulsion systems for jet engine applications on single-aisle jetliners and business...

Powtawche N. Valerino is an American mechanical engineer at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She worked as a navigation engineer for the Cassini mission...

In spacecraft propulsion, a Hall-effect thruster (HET, sometimes referred to as a Hall thruster or Hall-current thruster) is a type of ion thruster in...

College in Massachusetts. In 1985 Feynman accepted a position at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, where she remained until her retirement...

Brown's research influenced some amateur experimenters who build "ionic propulsion lifters" powered by high voltage. There are still claims that Brown discovered...

ice around or under the vessel. The external components of the ship's propulsion system (propellers, propeller shafts, etc.) are at greater risk of damage...

for all shipboard consumers from propulsion motors to lighting in the accommodation spaces. Initially, two propulsion alternatives were proposed during...

The Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 was an Italian three-engine aircraft. Unlike its contemporary, the Savoia-Marchetti SM.79, it was fitted with a wide range of...

Mast Factory (SMAF) in reference to the eponymous subsidiary, is a wind propulsion technology designed for large vessels, developed by Chantiers de l'Atlantique...

dock in France capable of harbouring ships of that size. Architecture, propulsion options and number of ships were originally to be decided by President...

fission-powered interplanetary mission and to demonstrate nuclear electric propulsion in deep space. Announced in March 2026, the spacecraft would combine a...

hypervelocity collisions, as weapons, or as mass drivers for spacecraft propulsion.[citation needed] They are usually of the AC linear induction motor (LIM)...

much of the speed and altitude needed to achieve orbit is provided by a propulsion technique that is not subject to the limits of the rocket equation. Although...

propulsion. General Applied Science Laboratory was founded in 1956 by Antonio Ferri and became a developer and testing house for advanced propulsion systems...

prime to one another. JPL sequences were originally developed in the Jet Propulsion Labs, from which the name for these code sequences is derived. Areas of...

headquartered in Champaign, Illinois. Founded in 1998, the company develops propulsion systems, aerospace technologies, and engineering software primarily for...

is known for his water-walking shoe invention and for a propeller-free propulsion concept intended for drones, flying taxis and other aerial vehicles. Bahmani...

economic propulsion. Paddlewheels as the main motive source became standard on these early vessels. It was an effective means of propulsion under ideal...

Combined steam and gas (COSAG) is a propulsion system for ships using a combination of steam turbines and gas turbines to power the shafts. A gearbox and...

Azipod is a trademarked azimuth thruster pod design, a marine propulsion unit consisting of a fixed pitch propeller mounted on a steerable gondola ("pod")...

of Alabama in Huntsville. He is also the Eminent Scholar in Propulsion within the Propulsion Research Center. Ligrani was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming. After...

buoyancy, and pedals for propulsion Human-powered hydrofoil, a hydrofoil that can use pedals and various other means for propulsion Pedalo, or paddle boat...

controllers but are managed from separate organizations, either the Jet Propulsion Laboratory or the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory...

equipped with a means of propulsion (MoP), capable of sustained soaring flight without thrust from the means of propulsion. In 1935, an occasional or...

The Chief of Naval Operations claimed in 2005 that "the DD(X) hull and propulsion plant will be spiraled into the CG(X) platform with about 80% design overlap"...

Isotropic beacon Krasnikov tube Laser broom Laser propulsion Launch loop Lightcraft Liquid core nuclear propulsion Lunarcrete Lunar space elevator MagBeam Magnetic...

The Voith Schneider Propeller (VSP) is a specialized marine propulsion system (MPS) manufactured by the Voith Group based on a cyclorotor design. It is...

towpath, negating the need for legging. Legging was also the main form of propulsion used in the man-made adits in Speedwell Cavern until the boats were given...

sites. Avio operates in: solid-propellant motors for space and tactical propulsion electronic/electrical control and automation systems Avio is Prime Contractor...

Combined gas or gas (COGOG) is a propulsion system for ships using gas turbine engines. A high efficiency, low output turbine is used for cruising speeds...

Milkovich is lead of Science Operations for the Mars 2020 rover at Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She was investigation scientist for the HiRISE camera on the...

facility in Hyderabad, marking a significant development in the country’s propulsion research ecosystem. In May 2020, a team of engineering researchers affiliated...

crisis triggered the Space Race. It was managed by the Space Nuclear Propulsion Office (SNPO), a joint agency of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), and...

fuel consumption of the plant is decreased. Propulsion is provided by two "Mermaid" azimuth pod-propulsion units from Kamewa and Cegelec (now Alstom)....

able to reproduce, digest, float, maintain body positioning, and use jet propulsion to move. Most colonies are long, thin, transparent floaters living in...

years. This 1999 study by Jet Propulsion Laboratory is noted for its circular 400-meter-diameter solar sail as a propulsion method (1 g/m2) combined with...

than 68 test facilities, including, but not limited to, aerodynamic and propulsion wind tunnels, rocket and turbine engine test cells, environmental chambers...

used for crew-rated spacecraft propulsion applications. It is currently used in the Soyuz-TMA-M spacecraft propulsion module KTDU-80, and its sibling...

Dive Xtras is a manufacturer of diver propulsion vehicles (DPVs) or dive scooters in Mukilteo, Washington, United States. Established in 2003 by Ben McGeever...

Lampoldshausen is known as Aerospace Village by the Institute of space propulsion of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) for research and hot firing test...

test-fired in February 2019, YF-215 by Chinese Academy of Aerospace Liquid Propulsion Technology in May 2023, the methalox Zenith engine developed for the first...

family of integrated propulsion system that KB KhIMMASH has implemented for the Soyuz since the Soyuz-T. It integrates main propulsion, RCS and attitude...

various branch of the military in which they serve. Chris Adami, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, physicist Richard Arenstorf, Vanderbilt University, mathematician...

etc.); by sport (mountain biking, BMX, triathlon, etc.); by means of propulsion (human-powered, motor-assisted, etc.); and by rider position (upright...

submersibles, unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), wet subs and diver propulsion vehicles; and amphibious vehicles, which include hovercraft, car boats...

Interest. "Orbital Propulsion Centre, Lampoldshausen, Germany". space-propulsion.com. "Spacecraft Propulsion Heritage". space-propulsion.com. Harvey, Brian...

few exotic means also exist, such as "fish-tail propulsion", rockets or magnetohydrodynamic propulsion. William Froude Molland, Anthony F.; Turnock, Stephen...

September or October with a limited propulsion power of 50 megawatts while the replacement of the faulty propulsion motor was scheduled for August–November...

gas' cleaner burning properties, the use of natural gas in merchant ship propulsion plants is becoming an option for companies in order to comply with IMO...

the programme, which was underway, would decide the propulsion system of the ship. Nuclear propulsion was being considered as well. Additionally, the Navy...

of manufacturers, with Iveco Fiat tasked with developing the hull and propulsion systems, while Oto Melara was responsible for developing the turrets and...

propulsion to achieve her top speed. Diesel engines, augmented by gas turbines, are used to generate electricity for electric motors for propulsion and...

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stagnated for over a century, until application of new technologies for propulsion and stability. The first military submersible was Turtle (1775), a hand-powered...

there is not one universally used propulsion system: monopropellant, bipropellant, ion propulsion, etc. Each propulsion system generates thrust in different...

which water jet propulsion is used to create sustained flight where lift and movement are controlled by a person riding on a propulsion device. Competitions...

known for proposing new Alcubierre drive concepts and promoting advanced propulsion projects. White obtained a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from...

net tonnage 2,057; and deadweight tonnage 1,154 tonnes. Her hull and propulsion system are strengthened for navigation in ice-covered waters according...

to leverage nuclear propulsion to drastically reduce travel time to deep-space destinations such as Mars. Nuclear thermal propulsion was expected to yield...

propulsion system characterized by high specific power, variable thrust, specific impulse, and minimal radiation emissions of spacecraft propulsion system...

bulk carrier that operated commercially with a combined engine and sail propulsion system from 1984 onwards. Following the decline of "classic" sailing cargo...

reactor of the United States Navy is designed to generate electricity and propulsion for the Virginia-class attack submarines. The name S9G follows the designation...

served as the director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Center and the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre. Sivan was born in Sarakkalvilai, near Nagercoil in Kanyakumari...

specializing in the development and testing of rocket engines and space propulsion systems. The LE-5 (including the LE-5A/LE-5B version), and the LE-7 (including...

the development of scramjet propulsion. Billig's primary research was in the area of high-speed, air-breathing propulsion for advanced flight vehicles...

force when no additional propulsion is present, and then decreases relatively proportionally to further increases in propulsion. In experienced competitive...

and military aircraft engines; launch vehicle, spacecraft and missile propulsion systems; as well as various other aerospace and military equipment and...

spacecraft propulsion. PPTs are generally considered the simplest form of electric spacecraft propulsion and were the first form of electric propulsion to be...

System-specific Impulse, Issp is a measure that describes performance of jet propulsion systems. A reference number is introduced, which defines the total impulse...

is achieved in different groups of fish by a variety of mechanisms of propulsion, most often by wave-like lateral flexions of the fish's body and tail...

An outboard motor is a propulsion system for boats, consisting of a self-contained unit that includes engine, gearbox and propeller or jet drive, designed...

of 6,500 kilometers (4,000 mi; 3,500 nmi) to accommodate the limited propulsion of Orion's European Service Module, which cannot depart from a low lunar...

as those by Alexander the Great, were rudimentary, the advent of new propulsion systems, fuels, and sonar, propelled an increase in submarine technology...

rockets use an inert propellant, heated by electricity (electrothermal propulsion) or a nuclear reactor (nuclear thermal rocket). Chemical rockets are powered...

missiles under the name of "Gorgon" using different propulsion mechanisms, including ramjet propulsion on the Gorgon IV. The ramjet Gorgon IVs, made by Glenn...

Niskayuna, New York and dedicated to the support of the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. KAPL was instituted in 1946 under a contract between General...

AEDC Aerodynamic and Propulsion Test Unit (APTU) is a blowdown hypersonic wind tunnel driven by a combustion air heater (CAH). The facility is owned by...

for scramjet-powered aircraft. A study in the UK, NAPKIN (New Aviation, Propulsion Knowledge and Innovation Network), with collaboration from Heathrow Airport...

SR-72's engine design. The SR-72 was envisioned to have an air-breathing propulsion system that could operate at subsonic, transonic, supersonic, and hypersonic...

hybrid electrical system. Rolls-Royce designed a hybrid diesel-electric propulsion system, known as the combined diesel-electric and diesel (CODLAD) system...

July 2023 for $4.7 billion. In 2026, L3Harris agreed to sell the "Space Propulsion and Power Systems" sector of Aerojet Rocketdyne to AE Industrial Partners...

was an attempt to design a space propulsion device. ELF was a candidate in NASA's NextSTEP advanced electric propulsion program, along with the X-3 Nested-Channel...

The high–low system (or high–low pressure system, high–low propulsion system, high–low projection system) is a design of cannon and anti-tank warfare launcher...

the propulsion technology currently available. Some of the best candidates for future deep space engine technologies include nuclear fusion propulsion, laser/maser...

Engines and Propulsion". sierraspace.com. Sierra Space. Retrieved 5 November 2022. "Spaceflight announces Sherpa tug with electric propulsion". 12 November...

with an onboard nuclear power plant that produces power for the vessel's propulsion system. Although more expensive to operate, nuclear-powered icebreakers...

Arab Emirates. One of the technical drivers for Gateway was the limited propulsion capability of Orion's European Service Module used for the Artemis missions...

(IAF) in Stuttgart, Germany, Heim presented his theory for interplanetary propulsion under the title of "Die dynamische Kontrabarie als Lösung des astronomischen...

high relevance technological issues related to aeroengines, power and propulsion systems. He has conducted work in compressor aerodynamics, aeroengine...

studies biological fluid dynamics, including investigations of jellyfish propulsion. He has also developed and studied vertical-axis wind turbine systems...

ships have naval mine rails and can operate as auxiliary minelayers. Propulsion is provided by Wärtsilä Vasa 8R22B engine driving a single propeller with...

(NATO reporting name: Yuan class) is a family of three air-independent propulsion (AIP) equipped diesel-electric submarine classes in China's People's Liberation...

dual-launch strategy. The spacecraft elements include: Propulsion Module is similar to the propulsion module on Chandrayaan-3. It will ferry the combined...

Zainab Nagin Cox (born 1965) is a spacecraft operations engineer at Jet Propulsion Laboratory who received the NASA Exceptional Service Medal. Asteroid 14061...

career, Asif has conducted academic research in the field of electric propulsion, with work involving plasma diagnostics and gridded ion thruster systems...

technologies being developed for ARM have continued, especially the ion thruster propulsion system that would have been flown on the robotic mission. The main objective...

Drawbridge Bascule bridge Forklift Queen Anne Counterbalance Water balance propulsion "counterweight". The Free Dictionary. Farlex. Retrieved 2019-11-05. Woodford...

technology programs including hybrid propulsion, electric propulsion, low-thrust chemical propulsion, and other advanced propulsion concepts (e.g., fusion, antimatter)...

electrical components of gas turbine engines, main propulsion machinery, auxiliary equipment, propulsion control systems, assigned electrical and electronic...

fire Exocet anti-ship missiles and an agreement on the air-independent propulsion (AIP). On 6 October 2005, India signed a series of contracts for transfer...

Bevilaqua developed and eventually patented a concept aircraft and a propulsion system called the Shaft-Driven Lift Fan (SDLF), and then turned to Pratt...

designed for the United States Navy to provide electricity generation and propulsion on submarines. The S5G designation stands for: S = Submarine platform...

Otso and Kontio, featuring extensive automation, alternating current propulsion motors with cycloconverter drive, and a sleek hull form perfected in a...

Finland in 1995, she was the first new vessel to be fitted with Azipod propulsion units. In early 1994, Kværner Masa-Yards signed a contract worth about...

electrothermal thruster under development for possible use in spacecraft propulsion. It uses radio waves to ionize and heat an inert propellant, forming a...

Nuclear pulse propulsion is a common feature of hard science fiction stories, as the idea offers high thrust and/or high specific impulse drives without...

uses only chemical propulsion, but a hybrid solution which would use bi-propellant propulsion for orbit raising and electric propulsion for station keeping...

and innovative integrated electric propulsion system. Integrated electric propulsion seeks to supply all propulsion and the ship's electrical load using...

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The Société d'Études pour la Propulsion par Réaction (SEPR) (in French: Jet Propulsion Research Company) was a French research and manufacturing company...

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modification of the combined gas and gas propulsion system employing electric propulsion system for low-speed cruising) propulsion system. A second destroyer was...

Viper and Vixen were twin screw vessels, Waterwitch had a water-pump propulsion system. Vixen was almost identical to Viper, but was of composite construction...

3-axis stabilized thanks to a set of 4 FDIR reaction wheels. The main propulsion for the satellite is provided by a liquid propelled S400-12 rocket engine...

the outsweep is to position the arms in such a way as to maximise the propulsion from the insweep that follows. The catch occurs towards the end of the...

Donald B. Bickler was an American mechanical engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). He is best known for developing the rocker-bogie suspension...

Schottel is a manufacturer of propulsion and steering systems for ships and offshore applications. The company founder Josef Becker invented the rudderpropeller...

propellants (as compared to liquids) does not favor their use as primary propulsion in modern medium-to-large launch vehicles customarily used for commercial...

by Alexander Schleicher. It is a self-launcher that uses an electrical propulsion system. The AS 34Me is a single-seat, mid-wing sailplane of composite...

projected high-altitude fighter intended to have both piston and jet propulsion. The Ca.183bis was intended to have a 1,250 hp (932 kW) Daimler-Benz DB...

module component of the Orion spacecraft, serving as its primary power and propulsion component until it is discarded at the end of each mission. In January...

a flat-bottomed boat which does not have its own means of mechanical propulsion. Their original use was on inland waterways, while modern use is on both...

spacecraft systems engineer and expert in electric propulsion. Dr. Oh currently works at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) as the NASA Psyche mission chief...

Steerprop Oy is a Finnish company that produces marine propulsion equipment such as azimuth thrusters and bow thrusters. The company was established in...

combines a conventional internal combustion engine propulsion system with an electric propulsion system. These types of buses normally use a diesel–electric...

the use of nuclear power onboard spacecraft, for electricity, heat, or propulsion. The most common type is a radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG)...

of a mere 50 years. One propulsion method for a crewed spacecraft could be a fusion microexplosion nuclear pulse propulsion system (like that proposed...

reached an agreement to sell what was by then referred to as "Rocketdyne Propulsion & Power" to Pratt & Whitney of United Technologies Corporation. The transaction...

17 cm/s, which is twice its peak walking speed, using Marangoni propulsion. Marangoni propulsion by a wetting arthropod is precisely analogous to a soap boat...

Propulsion Test Complex is a rocket testing complex which was built in 1965 as a component of the John C. Stennis Space Center. The Rocket Propulsion...

H55 is a Swiss company that produces electric propulsion systems for the aviation industry. The company is a spin-off of the Solar Impulse project. André...

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speeds, and a dry deck throughout high-speed runs and tracking down. The propulsion system consists of two Detroit Diesel MTU 12V-4000 (4,175 horsepower (3...

Orbital Elements: Numbered Asteroids, ELEMENTS.NUMBR (64 MB)". NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. July 2024. "Data Available from the Minor Planet Center: Discovery...

(1999-06-20). "FRC fusion propulsion system for deep space exploration results from the Star Thrust Experiment (STX)". 35th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit...

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Ordzhonikidze Moscow Aviation Institute. Anatoliy Koroteev is an expert in propulsion and power systems of space-rocket complexes, generation and application...

or recoilless rifle round incorporating a rocket motor for independent propulsion. This gives the projectile greater speed and range than a non-assisted...

billion cost was deemed infeasible. NASA turned to industry and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to form a new, more fiscally feasible mission profile...

noise-suppressed facility used for testing aircraft systems, including propulsion, mechanics, electronics, pneumatics, and others. Installed or uninstalled...

operation and maintenance of watercraft propulsion and ocean systems. It includes but is not limited to power and propulsion plants, machinery, piping, automation...

designed successor Type XVIII still faced blocking problems with its new propulsion system. They were the first submarines designed to operate primarily submerged...

the other systems used on the operation of the vessel, as well as propulsion. Propulsion is provided by three 20,000-kilowatt (26,800 hp) Azipods, ABB's...

Orbital Elements: Numbered Asteroids, ELEMENTS.NUMBR (64 MB)". NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. July 2024. "Data Available from the Minor Planet Center: Discovery...

He previously served in the U.S. Air Force and worked at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Johnson was born in Mobile, Alabama, on October 6, 1949. His...

fuel to a spacecraft to power another propulsion system. Another theoretical use for this concept of propulsion can be found in space fountains, a system...

icebreaker designs with, among other features, a single-shaft mechanical propulsion system instead of a more commonly used diesel-electric powertrain. Following...

lighting, and electronics on board. Excess power can be stored in the main propulsion battery banks. The ship was presented as the first passenger boat in the...

million in a Series A funding round to pursue the development of in-space propulsion systems. The name Bellatrix is from the Latin bellātrix which means "female...

Farah Alibay is a Canadian systems engineer at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory who has worked on the InSight, Mars Cube One, and Mars 2020 missions...

energy stored in rechargeable battery packs, with no secondary source of propulsion (e.g., hydrogen fuel cell, internal combustion engine, etc.). The following...

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body. Other developments are designed to improve rocket launching and propulsion, as well as the use of non-traditional sources of energy. Using extraterrestrial...

Denizaltı, lit. 'National Submarine'), is a class of air-independent propulsion (AIP) attack submarines currently under construction for the Turkish Naval...

replaced with green propellant on Gaganyaan missions, for which the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) was already working on a monopropellant blended...

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory Display Information System (or JPLDIS) is a file management program written in FORTRAN. JPLDIS is important because it was...

the class were cancelled. Radiance-class ships have been plagued with propulsion issues, specifically impacting multiple cruises in September 2023 on Radiance...

invented the Monte Carlo method of computation, and championed nuclear pulse propulsion. In pure and applied mathematics, he proved a number of theorems and proposed...

his early years, Nimitz later oversaw the conversion of these vessels' propulsion from gasoline to diesel, and then later was key in acquiring approval...

The Rocket Girls were the women that worked at NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) before the development of electronic computers. These women...

other watercraft can experience. These can be affected by the ship’s own propulsion as well as by the water and air through which it moves, which move independently...

The Bussard ramjet is a theoretical method of spacecraft propulsion for interstellar travel. A fast moving spacecraft scoops up hydrogen from the interstellar...

A vacuum arc thruster (VAT) is a form of electric spacecraft propulsion. It uses a vacuum arc discharge, across an insulator, between two electrodes to...

L-3 Combat Propulsion Systems, a division of L-3, was formerly a division of General Dynamics Land Systems until L-3 acquired it in 2005. It is located...

Orbital Elements: Numbered Asteroids, ELEMENTS.NUMBR (64 MB)". NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. July 2024. "Data Available from the Minor Planet Center: Discovery...

potentially hazardous materials, space flight components, and rocket propulsion systems. NASA established WSTF on the White Sands Missile Range in 1963...

(DRDO). Located in Hyderabad, Telangana, it conducts research on Solid Propulsion Technologies, Composites, Aerospace Mechanisms, NDT Techniques, System...

fly to and enter orbit around Alpha Centauri B powered by nuclear pulse propulsion. Developed by the US Naval Academy and NASA, from 1987 to 1988, Longshot...

steamships which were often ocean-going. Steamships required a change in propulsion technology from sail to paddlewheel to screw to steam turbines. The latter...

the California Institute of Technology, and director of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) from 1991 to 2001. He was the project scientist of the...

approximately 30cm by 10cm by 10cm and weighing 4kg. It uses a cold-gas propulsion system with additively manufactured components, GPS, laser rangefinder...

payment to the United Kingdom to acquire long-lead items for the nuclear propulsion systems of Australia’s first two SSN-AUKUS submarines under the AUKUS...

the United States Air Force and served as deputy director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory from July 2001 to September 2013. Tattini was born in Madison...

developing the first elastomeric solid rocket propellant formula, at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), now part of NASA, in Pasadena, California, in the late...

nuclear chain reaction. They are used for commercial electricity, marine propulsion, weapons production, and research. Fissile nuclei (primarily uranium-235...

for propulsion, power generation or auxiliary equipment such as bow thrusters. Most recently, Volvo Penta has been the number one choice of propulsion and...

The United States Space Nuclear Propulsion Office (SNPO) was a US government agency created in 1961 in response to NASA Marshall Space Flight Center's...

Orbital Elements: Numbered Asteroids, ELEMENTS.NUMBR (64 MB)". NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. July 2024. "Data Available from the Minor Planet Center: Discovery...

vehicle based on the AMC Hornet that were converted by the Electric Fuel Propulsion Company (EFP) of Ferndale, Michigan. The zero-emission Electrosport concept...

how much propellant is required for a vehicle of given empty mass and propulsion system. Delta-v is a scalar quantity dependent only on the desired trajectory...

system is the propulsion motor. The hydraulic propulsion motor is responsible for providing forward movement of the vehicles. The propulsion motor is of...

for bomb pumped lasers have been proposed. Laser propulsion is an alternative method of propulsion ideal for launching objects into orbit, as this method...

electric current and magnetic field both applied within the fluid. MHD propulsion has been mostly tested with models of ships and submarines in seawater...

Small and Medium Caliber Ammunition, Large Caliber Systems, Aerospace Propulsion, and Commercial Ammunition. Nammo was founded in 1998 by Raufoss (Norway)...

Schottel system, many brands exist: Steerprop, Wärtsilä, Berg Propulsion, etc. These propulsion systems are used on tugboats designed for tasks such as ship...

The halo drive is a hypothetical method of spacecraft propulsion proposed by David Kipping. It is named for the ring of light that would result from its...

Technology (Caltech). From 2001 to 2016 he was the 8th director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and vice president of Caltech. Elachi was born in Lebanon....

gensets, batteries, propeller, and azimuting pioneering electro-mechanical propulsion platform. This combination offers fuel savings of thirty percent. It is...

Germany's V-1 flying bomb. Pulsejet engines are a lightweight form of jet propulsion, but usually have a poor compression ratio, and hence give a low specific...

be limited by liquid jet fuel. In May 1946, the Nuclear Energy for the Propulsion of Aircraft (NEPA) project was started by the United States Army Air Forces...

for a gasoline-electric hybrid rail-car propulsion system in early 1889, and for a similar hybrid boat propulsion system in mid 1889. There is no evidence...

for Aerospace Propulsion - Hybrid Chemical Engines: Recent Advances from Sounding Rocket Propulsion and Vision for Spacecraft Propulsion" (PDF). Journal...

Nuclear Propulsion. He was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2009 for his leadership in the design of nuclear-reactor propulsion plants...

considerable influence on ship development, encouraging the adoption of screw propulsion by the Royal Navy, in addition to her influence on commercial vessels...

of 750 kW, providing DC output for propulsion in the event of failure or non-availability of the main propulsion system (emergency "get you home"). "Securing...

expected to benefit future government and commercial missions. These include propulsion systems and sub-systems that stabilize and point the spacecraft to high...

Harold White's group at NASA's Advanced Propulsion Physics Laboratory reported in the Journal of Propulsion and Power that a test of their own model...

The Academy of Aerospace Liquid Propulsion Technology (AALPT; Chinese: 航天推进技术研究院) is a research institute affiliated with the China Aerospace Science and...

widely recognized distinction is between motorized wheelchairs, where propulsion is provided by batteries and electric motors, and manual wheelchairs,...

especially V-7, though somewhat larger and powered by pure diesel-electric propulsion systems. Originally called USS V-1 through V-9 (SS-163 through SS-171)...

ships will have a conventional hull of different dimensions, armament and propulsion systems. While early thinking had suggested that up to three variants...

refer to: A song from the album Church of Hawkwind by Hawkwind Nuclear propulsion This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Nuclear...

enlarged Bismarck-class battleships with 40.6 cm (16 in) guns and diesel propulsion. The "H-41" design improved the "H-39" ship with still larger main guns...

The 20,000 tonne ships were also required to be powered by an electric propulsion system to sustain 45 days at sea with a maximum speed of 20 knots. The...

used/proposed to produce electricity for electrical propulsion as outlined above. Nuclear pulse propulsion uses a series of nuclear explosions to create large...

research and is regarded as one of the founding figures of European rocket propulsion science. Barrère served as president of the International Astronautical...

The Safran ENGINeUS is a family of electric motors for aircraft propulsion developed by Safran. In early 2025, the engine had a maximum output of 125 kilowatts...

uses the ABB Azipod system which is an azimuthing electric propulsion drive where the propulsion motor is installed inside a submerged azimuthing (unlimited...

electric power. It can hover, take off, and land vertically using electric propulsion, encompassing motors, batteries, electronic controllers, and propellers...

is an Iranian-American planetary scientist and researcher at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She develops lightweight, compact and highly sensitive spectrometers...

guns could place satellites into Earth's orbit (although after-launch propulsion of the satellite would be necessary to achieve a stable orbit), and could...

fuel consumption of the plant is decreased. Propulsion is provided by two "Mermaid" azimuth pod-propulsion units from Kamewa and Cegelec (now Alstom)....

facilities on Long Island, N.Y.[citation needed] Along with air-breathing propulsion, there is also magnetic levitation, highly integrated airframe structures...

astronaut and U.S. senator John Glenn. The center conducts research in propulsion, power systems, communications, and materials for aeronautics and spaceflight...

operated by PLAN. The Chinese Fujian (Type 003) has an integrated electric propulsion system that will allow the operation of electromagnetic catapults, similar...

Throttleable Liquid Propulsion Demonstrator (TLPD) is a prototype liquid-propellant rocket engine under development by the Polish Lukasiewicz Research...

is a type of airbreathing jet engine that is widely used in aircraft propulsion. The word "turbofan" is a combination of references to the preceding generation...

A tiltrotor is a rotorcraft that generates lift and propulsion by way of one or more powered rotors (sometimes called proprotors) mounted on rotating shafts...

the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program from November 2, 2012, to August 14, 2015. While serving as Director of Naval Nuclear Propulsion, itself a joint Department...

may swim by undulating their bodies, as in many fish and worms; by jet propulsion, as in cephalopods such as squid; or by moving flippers like wings, as...

"the first-ever outdoor flight of a UAS powered by laser". Beam-powered propulsion Elevator:2010 Wireless power "Tom Nugent". LaserMotive. Archived from...

(born 15 June 1960) is a Chinese engineer in the fields of aerospace propulsion technology. He is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering...

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Combined diesel or gas (CODOG) is a type of propulsion system for ships that need a maximum speed that is considerably faster than their cruise speed,...

rocket in 2023. In 2026, the H3-30 became the first launch vehicle whose propulsion system consisted entirely of expander bleed cycle engines. Blue Origin...

diesel–electric and gas (CODLAG) is a modification of the combined diesel and gas propulsion system for ships. A variant, called the combined diesel–electric or gas...

electronic propulsion system, called Xenon Ion Propulsion System or XIPS, for station keeping. At least four satellites with XIPS propulsion have experienced...

arriving at a body with an atmosphere, as it requires less fuel than using propulsion to slow down. A more extreme maneuver is aerocapture, where a spacecraft...

to be avoided. Magnetic nozzles have been proposed for some types of propulsion (for example, Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket, VASIMR)...

398 ft). The ISRO Propulsion Complex, a test facility for Indian Space Research Organisation's launch vehicle and satellite propulsion systems, is situated...

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by the team was completed on one propulsion system on 10 December and a short sea trial, using the port propulsion motor, conducted overnight with Lloyds...

agricultural equipment, construction equipment, tractors, and marine propulsion. The corporation is listed on the first section of Tokyo Stock Exchange...

have orbited a dwarf planet. The Dawn mission was managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, with spacecraft components contributed by European partners...

Nuclear Propulsion (ANP) program, and the preceding Nuclear Energy for the Propulsion of Aircraft (NEPA) project, worked to develop a nuclear propulsion system...

Syndicated Company based in Rome. Iveco is responsible for the hull and propulsion systems, while Oto Melara is responsible for the weapons and fire control...

1843, Lt. W. W. Hunter in command. The Navy tested various designs of propulsion machinery during the transition to steam power in the early 19th century...

has a diesel-electric propulsion system in which the main generators provide electricity for all shipboard functions from propulsion motors to hotel systems...

MoD awarded Rolls-Royce a £235 million three year contract for Nuclear Propulsion Lifetime Management for the Trafalgar, Vanguard and Astute classes. Submarines...

peer-reviewed articles related to aerospace systems, flight mechanics, propulsion, aerodynamics, spacecraft design, and related disciplines. Acta Astronautica...

[citation needed] Wasp's two steam propulsion plants generate a total of 400 tons of steam per hour. The propulsion system develops 70,000 shaft horsepower...

Sydney Harbour. The ships are designed for future conversion to electric propulsion for low-emissions travel. In June 2023, Transport for NSW announced it...

destruction; provides the United States Navy with safe and effective nuclear propulsion; and responds to nuclear and radiological emergencies in the United States...

Maneuvering thrusters (bow thrusters and stern thrusters) are transversal propulsion devices built into or mounted to either the bow or stern (front or back...

Combined diesel and gas (CODAG) is a type of propulsion system for ships that need a maximum speed that is considerably faster than their cruise speed...

A propulsor is a mechanical device that gives propulsion. The word is commonly used in the marine vernacular, and implies a mechanical assembly that is...

USS Nautilus's power plant, a conscious decision was made to design a propulsion system to commercial design standards with no connection to military programs...

horsepower (104 MW) for each pair of the ship's four shafts – two per propulsion plant – plus approximately 100 MW of electricity.[citation needed] A1B...

Engine in which fuel combusts with an oxidizer Propulsion transmission – Drivetrain transmitting propulsion powerPages displaying short descriptions of redirect...

used by the United States Navy to provide electricity generation and propulsion on warships. The S2W reactor was a naval nuclear reactor developed by...

dynamics, finite element method structural analysis, flight dynamics, propulsion modeling, and other related engineering applications.   Proprietary   Open...

The Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program (GUPPY) was initiated by the United States Navy after World War II to improve the submerged speed, maneuverability...

staging. On the 500 series this was reduced to two, and two small Auxiliary Propulsion System (APS) thruster modules were added as ullage motors for restarting...

Settings: quantities code=6 "JPL Small-Body Database Lookup: C/1680 V1". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 6 July 2025. "JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris for...

mission failed). Deep Space 1 was the first NASA spacecraft to use ion propulsion rather than the traditional chemical-powered rockets. The purpose of Deep...

single point of light at the stern of the boat symbolizes both the nuclear propulsion plant that powers the submarine as well as the boat's data processing...

mizzen mast carried astern the rudderpost more for balancing the helm than propulsion. Traditional sailboats are monohulls, but multi-hull catamarans and trimarans...

Engineering. He is the founder and director of the High-Power Electric Propulsion Laboratory (HPEPL) at Georgia Tech, founded in 2005. The lab aims to advance...

used by the United States Navy to provide electricity generation and propulsion on warships. The S5W designation stands for: S = Submarine platform 5...

for the Investigation of Reactive Engines and Reactive Flight or Jet Propulsion Study Group; Russian: Группа изучения реактивного движения, Gruppa izucheniya...

type of spacecraft propulsion based on the Project Orion nuclear propulsion system. The Mini-Mag Orion system achieves propulsion by compressing fissile...

launch expendable fighter was ever flight-tested with the Walter rocket propulsion system as its primary sustaining thrust system for military-purpose aircraft...

and other mission enhancements compared to chemical and other electric propulsion technologies for Discovery, New Frontiers, Mars Exploration, and Flagship...

distinguishing feature of this mission is the inclusion of a "boost kit" propulsion module in Dragon's hollow unpressurized trunk, which is typically used...

Orbital Elements: Numbered Asteroids, ELEMENTS.NUMBR (64 MB)". NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. July 2024. "Data Available from the Minor Planet Center: Discovery...

very accurate, at least when chemical propulsion is used. For low thrust systems, typically electrical propulsion systems, this approximation is less accurate...

Project Fresson is the development by Cranfield Aerospace of an electric propulsion system for the over 700 BN-2 Islanders currently operated, supported by...

Orbital Elements: Numbered Asteroids, ELEMENTS.NUMBR (64 MB)". NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. July 2024. "Data Available from the Minor Planet Center: Discovery...

United States Navy. He directed the original development of naval nuclear propulsion and controlled its operations for three decades as director of the U.S...

Retrieved December 4, 2017. "Voyager - The Interstellar Mission". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. NASA. "Voyager 1 has left the Solar System. Will we ever overtake...

likely to be the first Chinese surface warship to feature nuclear marine propulsion. China hoped to complete the carrier by the late 2020s. The US Defense...

Whitney. Under the United States Air Force's Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) program, it is competing with the General Electric XA102 as the...

by providing vectors to assigned targets. The ships carried over the propulsion plant of the Farragut class, fitted into a longer hull designed with a...

ratios, geared turbofans, open rotors, hybrid electric or fully electric propulsion; and airframe efficiency with retrofits, better materials and systems...

access to its performance characteristics, it was understood that its propulsion system was a ramjet. The P-700 has a distinctive annular air intake in...

Spacecraft propulsion Spacecraft may or may not have a propulsion subsystem, depending on whether or not the mission profile calls for propulsion. The Swift...

class, with the fleet submarines converted under the Greater Underwater Propulsion Power (GUPPY) program, had much higher submerged performance than their...

Macie "Bobby" Roberts is a former supervisor at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). She was the supervisor for a group of women nicknamed "computers"...

bulk carrier vessel owned by Mitsubishi Corporation and fitted with wind-propulsion technology. The ship was built in 2017 and is flagged in Singapore. In...

been described as 'solid state', as there are no moving parts in the propulsion system; all thrust is powered by the phenomenon known as ion wind. It...

Aircraft may be classified by different criteria, such as lift type, propulsion (if any), usage and others. The history of aviation spans over two millennia...

then be reboosted to its original altitude by electromagnetic propulsion, rocket propulsion, or by deorbiting another object with the same kinetic energy...

application markets. Its product catalog includes: Propulsion equipment for numerous types of ships Land propulsion equipment for military vehicles Generating...

main switchboards and twin 20,000 kW Alstom variable speed propulsion motors. This propulsion system, known as the EnviroEngine, is the first in the cruise...

A cold gas thruster (or a cold gas propulsion system) is a type of rocket engine which uses the expansion of a (typically inert) pressurized gas to generate...

considered very impressive. In the final, Propulsion crossed the finish line first. Two days after Propulsion's victory the Norwegian magazine Trav-og Galopp-nytt...

University, she worked for 20 years as a principal researcher at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. During this time she also returned to graduate study for a...

The Mark 37 torpedo is a torpedo with electrical propulsion, developed for the US Navy after World War II. It entered service with the US Navy in the early...

company manufactures freight wagons, metro coaches, passenger trainsets, propulsion and electrical systems, railway components and other transportation equipment...

Contents:  A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Ablative laser propulsion — Absolute value — Acceleration — Action — Advanced Space Vision System...

Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster, electric propulsion using the Lorentz force Electrodeless plasma thruster, electric propulsion using ponderomotive force Pulsed...

"Project Sunshine". Later that year, two 20.5-megawatt ABB Azipod XO propulsion units were ordered for that ship. On 29 February 2012 the company announced...

are anticipated to be carried on the trip. On September 4, 2024, Liquid Propulsion System Centre (LPSC) and Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology (RRCAT)...

internationally recognized for his research in space nuclear power and propulsion, thermal-hydraulics, and advanced energy conversion. El-Genk was born...

acoustic stealth, new combat systems, and an option for air-independent propulsion (AIP). The new vessels are the fourth generation of the Kilo submarine...

used by the United States Navy to provide electricity generation and propulsion on warships. The S8G designation stands for: S = Submarine platform 8...

R.D. DeLauer wrote two important monographs on nuclear propulsion, Nuclear Rocket Propulsion and Fundamentals of Nuclear Flight. In 1960, Bussard conceived...

Freight trains are made up of one or more locomotives which provide propulsion, along with one or more railroad cars (also known as wagons) which carry...

NASA Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Program (1996–2002) was a professional scientific study examining advanced spacecraft propulsion systems. Sleeper:...

Electric (GE). Under the United States Air Force's Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) program, it is competing with the Pratt & Whitney XA103 to power...