In this work, we analyze the physical processes of a pulsed discharge in a dielectric (Teflon) cavity. This type of discharge is generated in a coaxial pulsed plasma thruster (PPT) having a central ...

A gigantic 3,000-ton structure at the ITER project in France promises to contain burning plasma, bringing fusion energy ...

The capillary-based pulsed plasma thruster (PPT) has high-energy transfer efficiency, which provides potential to improve traditional PPT performance. In this paper, the discharge characteristics of a ...

Magdrive was founded in Oxfordshire, England, in 2019 to apply the lessons of pulsed power to satellite propulsion. SAN FRANCISCO – U.K. electric propulsion startup Magdrive announced $10.5 ...

A new kind of space thruster, called the Super Magdrive, can use any metal as a fuel to source to power spacecraft for near-infinite ranges.

That being said, Howe Industries is developing a Pulsed Plasma Rocket engine design to have 100,000 N (73,756 lbf) of thrust and specific impulse of 5,000.

Pulsed Plasma Thruster Funded By NASA Could Enable One Of The Coolest Space Missions Imagined If we can travel 550 astronomical units, we can reach a ridiculously cool point in space.

Rocket Star Inc. has made a significant leap in space propulsion technology with the introduction of the Firear Fusion Drive. This innovative system, which combines plasma thruster technology with ...

RocketStar Inc. has announced the first successful demonstration of their nuclear fusion-enhanced pulsed plasma FireStar™ Drive. The potentially groundbreaking device upgrades the company’s base water ...

Such pulsed plasma thrusters never really caught on, but their simplicity and robustness of design has attracted the attention of engineers from time to time and they've been experimented with by ...