A technology that could propel crewed missions to Mars and robotic spacecraft throughout the solar system was recently put to the test at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. The result was a milestone that engineers and space scientists have been working toward for decades, and one that brings the prospect of humans setting foot on Mars meaningfully closer to reality.

A technology that could propel crewed missions to Mars and robotic spacecraft throughout the solar system was recently put to the test at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in…

El motor utiliza vapor de litio como combustible, prometiendo una mejora en la eficiencia y una reducción del 90 % en el consumo de combustible en comparación con cohetes químicos.