The Finns, with a long track record in thruster technology, were the leaders in the podded drive concept, first applied in the form of a 1,5-MW Azipod unit to a Finnish waterway service vessel in ...

The new tanker design also has a propulsion arrangement option—incorporating either a pair of diesel engines (top) or an Azipod propulsion unit (bottom). The arctic tanker design is 120,000-dwt ...

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Credit: Cyril Fresillon C2N Ion-X CNRS Images SAN FRANCISCO – French propulsion startup Ion-X raised 13 million euros ($13.67 million) in a Series A funding round announced Dec. 10. With the ...

But space agencies like NASA, ESA, and France’s CNES have been experimenting with electric thrusters for decades, in a bid for a cleaner, more efficient way to propel satellites. A few startups ...

Getting places in space quickly has been the goal of propulsion research for a long time. Rockets, our most common means of doing so, are great for providing lots of force but are extraordinarily ...

Two United States based firms have entered into a partnership to advance high-power nuclear electric propulsion technology for faster space travel. Ad Astra Rocket Company (Ad Astra) and The Space ...

“They were about three feet in diameter. One on top of the other.” “I didn’t see any visible means of propulsion, so I don’t know what it would be,” a stumped Chiao told The Post.

Propulsion technologies are the key to exploring the outer solar system, and many organizations have been working on novel ones. One with a long track record is the Ad Astra Rocket Company, which ...

A 400,000-dwt very large ore carrier (VLOC) named Sohar Max has become the largest vessel to receive wind propulsion technology to date, as five rotor sails were installed on this. Anemoi Marine ...