plasma rockets
Thermal Modeling of a Pulsed Plasma Rocket Shows It Should Be Possible To Create One
We've reported on a technology called pulsed plasma rockets (PPRs) here at UT a few times. Several research groups have…
7 months ago
Plasma Thruster Could Dramatically Cut Down Flight Times to the Outer Solar System
I just finished the most recent season of The Expanse - my current favourite Sci-Fi series. Unlike most of my…
4 years ago
These Cubesats Could Use Plasma Thrusters to Leave Our Solar System
Cubesats are all the rage these days: they’re usually inexpensive and quick to build and they can tag along on…
11 years ago
Could Plasma Jet Thrusters Kickstart Interplanetary Travel?
A great offshoot from commercial space companies getting a foothold in real missions to orbit is that the old entrepreneurial…
12 years ago
Zubrin Claims VASIMR is a Hoax
[/caption] A next-generation plasma rocket being developed by former NASA astronaut Franklin Chang Diaz called the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma…
13 years ago