When [Jay Bowles] demoed his first-generation ion thruster on Plasma Channel, the resulting video picked up millions of views and got hobbyists and professionals alike talking. While ionic lifters ...

And what can say we’ve arrived in the future more than off-the-shelf plasma thrusters for the DIY microsatellite market? Although [Michael Bretti] does tell us that he plans to sell these ...

Researchers at the University of Virginia are using advanced simulations to study electron behavior in electric propulsion ...

Go faster, farther, more efficiently. That's the goal driving spacecraft propulsion engineers like Chen Cui, a new assistant ...

A research team at the University of Virginia is revolutionizing the future of space travel with groundbreaking studies on ...

Magdrive, a space tech startup, has developed a new kind of space thruster that can use any metal, including iron, as a fuel source. The new thruster could, in theory, refuel on the hop by mining ...

Hidden patterns in electric propulsion plasma beams could help ensure the success of long-term space missions.

TASS/. Development tests of the SPD-230 high-power stationary plasma thruster have been completed, Director of the Fakel design bureau Gennady Abramenkov told TASS. "We have completed development ...

Researchers used supercomputer simulations to unlock the secrets of electrons in plasma beams ejected by electric propulsion ...

Cui specializes in building advanced computer simulations to study how plasma behaves in EP thruster plasma flows. These aren't just any simulations. They're powered by modern supercomputers and ...

Electric propulsion (EP) thrusters are expected to revolutionize space exploration, offering a fuel-efficient alternative to traditional chemical rockets. "Electric propulsion works by ionizing a ...