A propulsion breakthrough that opens the path to other worlds



Humanity has always dreamed of reaching the stars. For the first time in history, a propulsion technology emerges that may turn this dream into a realistic mission objective.


HTS Engines is an international research and development initiative focused on creating a new class of space propulsion systems. These engines do not rely on chemical reactions, ionized gases, or nuclear processes. Instead, they operate by interacting with the elastic structure of physical space itself, as described in our scientific publications.


This approach unlocks a fundamentally different energy channel, one that makes interstellar travel and access to exoplanets achievable within human timescales.





NASA Visualization Technology Applications and Development (VTAD)



Why Exoplanets? Why Now?





• Earth’s long‑term future requires expansion beyond the Solar System.

• Several nearby exoplanets may offer conditions suitable for life.

• Current propulsion technologies are far too slow to reach them.

• A breakthrough in physics and engineering is necessary.


HTS Engines provides that breakthrough.



A New Propulsion Paradigm





Traditional rockets waste enormous amounts of energy by accelerating propellant mass. HTS Engines work differently: they act directly on the elastic boundary layers of space, which govern the motion of matter.

Our research shows that:

Changing the internal orientation of matter (spatial channels) requires hundreds of millions of times more energy than

Deforming the boundary layers of space, which HTS Engines use for propulsion.

This difference, eight orders of magnitude, is the key to unlocking ultra‑high velocities.


HTS Engines operate in an energy regime that no existing propulsion system can access.

As a result, spacecraft can theoretically reach:

• thousands of kilometers per second,

• relativistic speeds,

• and trajectories extending far beyond the heliosphere.




Proxima Surface


Image by NASA: ESO/M. Kornmesser



Toward the First Interstellar Missions





The nearest exoplanets, such as Proxima b, lie more than 4 light‑years away.

With current propulsion, such a journey would take tens of thousands of years.

HTS Engines open a new possibility:

• Interstellar missions within a single human lifetime

• Robotic probes capable of reaching nearby star systems

• Exploration beyond the Solar System’s boundaries

• The first steps toward future off‑world colonies

This is not an incremental improvement. It is a new direction for humanity’s expansion into the cosmos.



Scientific Foundation





The HTS propulsion concept is grounded in peer‑reviewed research, including:


• Book Edition (LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2021)

Sobolewska, N. J., Sobolewska, J. P., Sobolewski, M. J., Sobolewski, M. A., & Sobolewski, D. S. (2021). New Generations of Rocket Engines. LAMBERT Academic Publishing. ISBN: 6203856614 (Link)


• Journal Article (Journal of Advances in Physics, 2020)

Sobolewski, D. S., Sobolewski, M. A., Sobolewski, M. J., Sobolewska, J. P., & Sobolewska, N. J. (2020). New Generations of Rocket Engines. Journal of Advances in Physics, 17, 322–346. (Link)


• Theory of Space (2025 Edition)

Sobolewski, D. S. (2025). Theory of Space: Definitive Edition - A Unified Framework for Physics, Geometry, and Cosmology. HTS High Technology Solutions. ISBN: 978‑83‑936891‑2‑5 (2016, 2017, 2024, 2025) (Link)


These works introduce:

• a geometric model of space as a four‑dimensional elastic manifold,

• spatial channels corresponding to elementary particles,

• the distinction between high‑energy orientation changes and low‑energy boundary deformation,

• and the mechanism enabling HTS propulsion.


This scientific foundation is what makes the project credible, scalable, and transformative.





NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory



Development Roadmap





The project is advancing through:

• laboratory prototypes of HTS engines,

• stabilisation technologies for spatial channel orientation,

• graphene‑based and other anisotropic spacecraft shells for controlled deformation,

• simulation and modelling of interstellar trajectories.

Each step brings us closer to a functional propulsion system capable of leaving the Solar System.



Join the Mission





HTS Engines is building a global consortium of:

• research institutions,

• aerospace companies,

• materials science laboratories,

• and deep‑tech investors.

Together, we aim to create the first propulsion system capable of carrying humanity beyond the Solar System, toward the nearest exoplanets.

If you want to participate in shaping the future of interstellar exploration, we invite you to connect with us.



Spaceship Concept


Image by Parker_West from Pixabay