The WET system operates on the principle of electric propulsion, where electrical ... installed to rigorously test and refine ...

Electric (plasma) propulsion devices ... from an electrified liquid. These systems are characterized by the propellant used and emission mode of the ion beam. The most common of these, field emission ...

The 2.45 GHz radio wave frequencies inside the chamber create plasma by removing electrons from air-based atoms ... jet systems. Initial prototype development at this phase indicates excellent ...

A new method for manufacturing lightsails that can reach up 20% of the speed of light is making the technology look more viable than ever.

These systems are characterized by the propellant used and emission mode of the ion beam. The most common of these, field emission electric propulsion (FEEP), utilize ... selected and shown in Figure ...

Magdrive is working on three versions of its space thrusters, and because they run on solid metal, they might one day even be powered by space junk collected directly in orbit, turning it from threat ...

China’s “high-thrust magnetic plasma thruster”, designed by the Xian Aerospace Propulsion Institute, was able to achieve stable operation at its full power of 100 kilowatts. “The ...

Chemical-based systems have high thrust but low specific impulse, or efficiency, while electric propulsion (EP ... propellant to generate high-energy plasma, with the same high specific impulse ...

the water-based propulsion system (Jal), is yet to clear ground qualification, which is taking more space qualification time than usual. Bellatrix claims that the Jal series of microwave plasma ...