Russian scientists claim to have developed a plasma electric rocket engine that could enable travel to Mars in just one to ...

The research group will study the fundamental processes governing the formation and behavior of plasma generated from water to design an electric thruster capable of powering spacecraft. The ...

A new type of nuclear thermal propulsion reactor fuel has been successfully tested at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center ... of propulsion, from pulsed plasma thrusters to solar sails.

A Hall thruster is a high-efficiency propulsion device using plasma that is used for various difficult space missions, such ...

Arkadia Space will supply 250-newton thrusters designed for the Reaction Control System of the MaiaSpace launcher. “This contract highlights the trust that a company like MaiaSpace places in ...

In rocket thrusters, the electrical energy produced from plasma formation creates kinetic thrust that blasts the rocket off into space. NASA has been experimenting with electrolysis for rocket ...

"We were very surprised to see that the same tiny plasma jets appear to be driving ... powered by magnetic field lines that stretch into space rather than loop back to the sun's surface, serving ...

Something to look forward to: Scientists have created a laboratory prototype of a plasma electric rocket engine that could revolutionize space travel. Based on a magnetic plasma accelerator ...