You know they’re past the point where money matters, right? You might say it’s a form of immortality … [they’re] in this for eternal glory, for doing great deeds.” ...
Portal’s heat exchanger thruster, known as Flare, fires up during a test in a vacuum chamber. (Portal Space Systems Photo) Bothell, Wash.-based Portal Space Systems says it has successfully tested its ...
Portal Space Systems, a Bothell-based startup, aims to harness the power of the sun to propel spacecraft, making it easier to ...
Katya Echazarreta in Westwood, Calif., on Oct. 30, 2023. For decades, the space age has left Mexico mostly behind. It was not until 1985, more than a generation after human beings began traveling in ...
Bothell, Wash.-based Portal Space Systems says it has successfully tested its solar thermal propulsion system at operational temperatures inside a vacuum chamber, marking a first for the commercial ...