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 ...

Hall thrusters are a type of electric propulsion system that utilize plasma to generate thrust. They are increasingly being considered for various space missions due to their efficiency and ...

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

Electrospray (ES) thrusters generate low thrust via the electrostatic extraction ... Recent developments include nonmetallic ion sources such as ionic liquids (ILs), room-temperature molten salts, ...

On the face of things, not much, but after seeing [Zachary Tong]’s latest video on liquid metal ion thrusters, we see that they seem to have a lot more in common than we’d initially thought.