In most rocket engines, liquid hydrogen fuel and liquid ... A plasma rocket, on the other hand, is a type of electric propulsion system that uses two electrodes. When charged particles are moved ...

Something to look forward to: Scientists have created a laboratory prototype of a plasma electric rocket engine that could revolutionize space travel. Based on a magnetic plasma accelerator ...

Through its WET (Water-Based Electric ... for rockets that is propelled by water being turned into plasma through electrolysis. While prototypes of water-powered rocket thrusters and engines ...

Developed by Rosatom’s Troitsk Institute, the new technology could drastically reduce current space travel durations, which ...

However, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has recently completed a successful test of a different type of rocket, known as a rotating detonation engine. The engine relies on an ...