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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Russian scientists at Rosatom's Troitsk Institute are developing a plasma propulsion system that could change space travel. The new plasma rocket engine is poised to accelerate spacecraft to ...

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 ...

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 ...