Space missions already use electric propulsion devices, where electromagnetic fields are utilized to generate the thrust of spacecraft. One such electrodeless device, which harnesses radio frequency ...
Pulsar Fusion’s concept of a hyper speed, nuclear fusion rocket engine. Image credit: Pulsar Fusion. Back in 2022, researchers from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California unveiled a ...
Forward-looking: Scientists have long envisioned nuclear electric propulsion as a transformative technology for unlocking the potential of solar system exploration. Now, two companies making steady ...
The magnetic nozzle rf plasma thruster operated in a Mega hpt vacuum chamber at Tohoku University CREDIT Kazunori Takahashi A Tohoku University researcher has increased the performance of a high-power ...