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 ...

This breakdown and build of a simple plasma thruster should help you on your way. All you really need is some Argon, a large capacitor bank, and a custom nozzle. You’ve already got most of that ...

Inspired by NASA aerospace engineering, this project features a plasma thruster, designed to maximize efficiency and increase ...

XI'AN, March 10 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese research team announced Monday that a space thruster has achieved full-power operation. The 100 kW high-thrust magnetoplasmadynamic thruster they tested is poised ...

But to travel from low-Earth orbit (LEO) to farther orbits—or even the Moon—requires a different kind of ion thruster capable ...

A Hall thruster is a high-efficiency propulsion device using plasma that is used for various difficult space missions, such as SpaceX's constellation satellites, Starlink and NASA's asteroid probe ...

Credit: Rubicon Space Systems SAN FRANCISCO – Rubicon Space Systems won a NASA contract to develop a 110-newton ASCENT thruster prototype. “It’s bigger than any ASCENT thruster we’ve sold ...

Subsea Global Solutions has executed a complex in-water thruster installation and rudder bushing replacement, eliminating the need for drydocking. Initially planned for drydock, the repairs were ...