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Revolutionary new jet engine turns electricity directly into thrust
The global dependence on fossil fuels, especially in transportation, has dire consequences. These fuels are the largest ...
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A small innovative enterprise for the production of space engines has been created at the MEPhI Research Institute
was developed in the Laboratory of Plasma Rocket Engines at MEPhI and is the best in Russia among engines of this class in terms of dimensions, weight, energy efficiency and safety in operation.
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NASA-funded pulsed plasma rocket concept aims to send astronauts to Mars in 2 months
The Pulsed Plasma Rocket (PPR), under development by Howe ... a measure of how efficiently an engine generates thrust. This ...
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‘From 2 years to 2 months’: NASA-funded Pulsed Plasma Rocket poised to revolutionize future Mars missions
Howe Industries’ Pulsed Plasma Rocket (PPR) offers a solution to expedite ... impulse (Isp), a critical metric indicating the engine’s thrust efficiency. This technology is poised to ...
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Russia, Belarus discuss project of developing plasma engine for space rockets — Putin
MOSCOW, July 1. /TASS/. Russian and Belarusian scientists are discussing the prospects of jointly developing a plasma propulsion engine for spacecraft, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said at ...
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NASA is investing in a rocket that could get humans to Mars and back in 2 months — and travel at 100,000 mph
The PPR is a propulsion system that uses pulses of superheated plasma to generate a lot of ... Specific impulse is how quickly a rocket engine generates thrust, and thrust is the force that ...
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A train on the Moon? NASA’s new space tech includes lunar railways, Martian rockets and more
Need a quicker ride to Mars? The Pulsed Plasma Rocket might be the answer. This innovative engine uses powerful fission-generated packets of plasma to propel spacecraft, potentially slashing ...