100 km/s: Russian scientists develop a plasma engine that may cut Mars travel time to just 30 days
Russian scientists at Rosatom's Troitsk Institute are developing a plasma propulsion system that could change space travel.
A Stunning Fusion Rocket Could Cut Interplanetary Travel in Half—and We'll Try It in Just 2 Years
Fusion has long been the propulsion end-goal for interplanetary travel, and a U.K.-based company thinks on its way to ...
ISRO achieves electric propulsion milestone! Passes 1000-hour space endurance test
Currently, chemical propulsion is utilised to raise satellite orbits. This innovation will lead to significant mass savings ...
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ISRO successfully completes 1000-hr life test of Stationary Plasma Thruster for satellites
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 ...
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Plasma Fueled Engines
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 ...
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ISRO successfully completes 1000-hr life test of Stationary Plasma Thruster for satellites
The Electric Propulsion System is proposed to replace the chemical propulsion system in future satellites of the space agency and pave the way for communication satellites which use only electric ...