Plasma engines have been used on space missions. The first use of plasma engines was a Pulsed plasma thruster on the Soviet Zond 2 space probe which carried six PPTs that served …

May 22, 2025 · Unlike traditional rocket engines that burn fuel, plasma engines use electricity to generate propulsion, making them more efficient and capable of sustained thrust over long …

Aug 7, 2025 · At the center of this technology is a plasma propulsion system that abandons conventional fuel combustion. Instead, it uses electromagnetic fields to accelerate hydrogen …

Feb 17, 2025 · A prototype electric plasma rocket engine capable of significantly increasing thrust and efficiency has been unveiled by Russian scientists.

Feb 22, 2023 · To make this ambitious goal a reality, the private space company is building a high-power electric propulsion engine called VASIMR that could one day power a nuclear …

Feb 10, 2025 · Junior researcher Egor Biriulin explained that a plasma rocket engine is an electric propulsion system with two electrodes. When charged particles move between them and a …

Dec 9, 2025 · As aviation searches for alternatives to fossil-fuel reliance, a Chinese research team has introduced a plasma-based jet engine prototype capable of producing thrust using …

1 day ago · Researchers unveiled prototypes of plasma jet engines that convert electricity directly into thrust, bypassing the need for conventional combustion.

Feb 12, 2025 · Scientists at Russia’s state-owned Rosatom corporation have developed a prototype of a plasma electric rocket engine that could reach Mars in just 30 to 60 days, …

Feb 18, 2025 · Plasma engines are a type of electric propulsion that use ionized gas to generate thrust. Unlike traditional chemical rockets, which burn fuel to produce force, plasma engines …