Electric (plasma) propulsion devices have been used for ... extraction of charged species from an electrified liquid. These systems are characterized by the propellant used and emission mode of the ...

Russia's Rosatom is developing a plasma electric rocket engine that could drastically reduce travel time to Mars, potentially ...

A plasma rocket, on the other hand, is a type of electric propulsion system that uses two electrodes. When charged particles are moved between the electrodes, and a high voltage is applied ...

The WET system operates on the principle of electric propulsion, where electrical ... installed to rigorously test and refine the water-based plasma thrusters. “The laboratories used will ...

Orbital mobility took center-stage in the space industry last year, with venture capitalists funneling massive sums into ...

That's the goal driving spacecraft propulsion engineers ... now forming a high-speed plasma beam, push the spacecraft forward. Compared to chemical rockets, EP systems are much more fuel-efficient ...

An Oxfordshire-based startup creating the next-generation of spacecraft propulsion has raised $10.5m in seed funding in a ...

A laboratory prototype of a plasma electric rocket engine based on a magnetic plasma accelerator has been produced by Rosatom ... According to Russia's Izvestia newspaper the engine thrust will be ...

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 ...

A start-up creating spacecraft propulsion systems has raised $10.5 million through a round of seed funding. Magdrive, based at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, is developing an electric ...

A space propulsion start-up has secured $10.5 million in seed funding to accelerate the development of its “next generation” ...