Russian scientists at Rosatom's Troitsk Institute are developing a plasma propulsion system that could change space travel.

The method – converting water into vapor before ionizing it to create plasma – has great promise for a wide range of ...

The research team is working on new materials and cooling systems to counteract these effects and make the engine long-lasting under prolonged use. A cleaner, greener future powered by plasma ...

Sustained hypersonic propulsion is a complex problem due to the high temperatures and velocities associated with these flows. In high-hypersonic flow regimes, combustion is limited by low residence ...

Fusion has long been the propulsion end-goal for interplanetary travel, and a U.K.-based company thinks on its way to ...

When [Jay Bowles] demoed his first-generation ion thruster on Plasma Channel ... more like a miniature jet engine than anything that had come before it. Optimizations would need to be made ...

Currently, chemical propulsion is utilised to raise satellite orbits. This innovation will lead to significant mass savings ...

MOSCOW, July 1. /TASS/. Russian and Belarusian scientists are discussing the prospects of jointly developing a plasma propulsion engine for spacecraft, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said at ...

ISRO has announced the successful completion of a 1,000-hour life test on its 300mN (millinewton) Stationary Plasma Thruster that is developed for induction in the Electric Propulsion System of ...