# NASA offers $500,000 to develop next-generation electric rocket engines > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/448618 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 1 outlet covering · First listed: ScienceDaily, Nov 9, 2026, 8:36 PM · Read it: NASA is putting $500,000 on the line in a new competition to accelerate the development of advanced electric rocket engines for satellites and future space exploration. The AMPERE Challenge will reward up to two U.S. companies with cash prizes and access to NASA testing facilities to help bring promising propulsion technology closer to real-world missions. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 9, 2026, 8:36 PM: [NASA offers $500,000 to develop next-generation electric rocket engines]() — ScienceDaily (Science news, United States) NASA is putting $500,000 on the line in a new competition to accelerate the development of advanced electric rocket engines for satellites and future space exploration. The AMPERE Challenge will reward up to two U.S. companies with cash prizes and access to NASA testing facilities to help bring promising propulsion technology closer to real-world missions.