Current state of the art in-space propulsion systems based on chemical or ion propellants fail to meet requirements of 21st century space missions. Antimatter is a candidate mechanism for a propulsion ...

Nextbigfuture has interviewed Ryan Weed, CEO of Positron Dynamics. Positron Dynamics is developing antimatter catalyzed fusion propulsion which they will first demonstrate in a cubesat launch. They ...

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Current rocket-propulsion systems are too limited to allow for deep space exploration, but a new type of system based on antimatter could offer hope. Reuters LONDON -- The current technology behind ...

Star Trek fans rejoice. Antimatter — the stuff that drives Captain Kirk’s USS Enterprise in the 23rd century — is moving a step closer to spaceflight reality. Antimatter holds an obvious appeal for ...

Physicists have been chasing antimatter technology for more than 80 years now — driven by the promise of oppositely oriented particles that explode in a burst of energy whenever they make contact with ...

Reaching even the closest star to the sun would take tens of thousands of years using conventional propulsion — but an antimatter engine could cut that trip down to just 40 years, according to the ...

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles High School graduate aims to make interstellar travel a reality by making the world’s first antimatter rocket. Ryan Weed, 31, now living in Seattle, and a team of ...

Novel propulsion ideas for moving around space seem like they’re a dime a dozen recently. Besides the typical argument between solar sails and chemical propulsion lies a potential third way — a ...