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The SPACE Lab at Rutgers is dedicated to advancing spaceflight and propulsion through the pursuit of knowledge related to fundamental energy conversion processes, including study of chemical, electric, nuclear, and exotic propulsion as well as fundamental spacecraft environment interactions. We are a primarily experimental focused research group with space simulation, propellant synthesis, and other test facilities.
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SPACE Lab Featured in SOE Lab Report
The SPACE Lab was featured in a recent SOE Lab Report. Read about it here: https://soe.rutgers.edu/news/lab-report-advancing-spaceflight-and-aerospace-propulsion
September 2025: SPACE Lab Attends IEPC London
The SPACE Lab attended the International Electric Propulsion Conference in London from September 14-19, 2025, presenting two papers. Congrats to Dhrumil Soni and Nipun Wijesinghe for their first primary authored … Read More
3/10/25: David Samolkin Defends MS Thesis
David Samolkin has successfully defended his MS Thesis entitled ‘Design and Operation of a Catalytic Microtube as an Injector for Multimode Chemical-Electric Propulsion’. Congrats, David!