You’ve got to hand it to [Tom Stanton] – he really thinks outside the box. And potentially outside the atmosphere, to wit: we present his reaction control gas thruster-controlled drone. Before anyone ...

Earlier this year, NASA mission controllers faced a challenging decision that could have marked the end of Voyager 1's decades-long journey. Launched in 1977 to explore the outer solar system, the ...

Nasa has nailed an engine test on a spacecraft 20 billion kilometres away. Last week, ground controllers sent commands to fire backup thrusters on Voyager 1, our most distant spacecraft. The thrusters ...