A European consortium is developing miniaturized in space propulsion devices that operate without propellants. They are based on electrodynamic tether technology integrating perovskite-copper ...

Electric (plasma) propulsion devices have been used for applications such as station-keeping and orbit transfer, in place of chemical rockets, because they provide a higher specific impulse. Detailed ...

A Hall thruster is a high-efficiency propulsion device using plasma that is used for various difficult space missions, such ...

This module will help you learn about the principles of each propulsion device, their characteristics and applications. This module enhances students’ foundational knowledge by introducing a more ...

That the EmDrive failed illustrates the difficulty of manufacturing reactionless propulsion devices, which seem to defy simple concepts such as conservation of momentum. Buhler’s approach is ...

However, in The Menagerie, the computer identifies a Starfleet shuttlecraft as having ion propulsion ... The full paper is available and shows the device operates electrohydrodynamically ...