Helicon plasma propulsion represents a promising and multifaceted approach in the domain of electric space propulsion. At its core, the technology utilises helicon waves to generate high-density ...

Research institute aims to commercialize magnet-based propulsion technology for space. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A New ...

A team of scientists from the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, aims to reduce the space industry’s reliance on ...

A number of concepts exist for exploiting the solar wind as a means of propulsion: the MagSail, the e-sail, and the plasma magnet. All of these concepts work predominately as drag devices and thus are ...

The VX-200 low temperature superconducting magnet has been delivered to Ad Astra’s Houston facility by its manufacturer, Scientific Magnetics Ltd. of Oxford, England and has successfully passed a ...

Tokamak Energy, a nuclear fusion firm based at Milton Park, Oxfordshire, has been contracted to provide magnet technology for an undersea propulsion project in the US. Launched in 2023 by DARPA, the ...

If we are sending manned interstellar missions to other star systems, it becomes very hard to keep masses and power levels nearly reasonable. Interstellar travel missions really work out better after ...

Permanent Magnet machines offer significant benefits, They maintain high efficiency even at low rotational speeds and their ...