One with a long track record is the Ad Astra Rocket Company, which has been developing its Variable Specific Impulse ...

In the outer reaches of our solar system, far beyond the orbit of Pluto, lies Sedna, one of the most mysterious objects ever ...

Ad Astra Rocket Company has spent over two decades developing the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR), a highly efficient electric propulsion system. VASIMR operates by using ...

An electric propulsion system like an ion or Hall thruster has a specific impulse of up to 5,000 seconds but a thrust of only about the equivalent to the weight of a sheet or paper or a coin.

Electra has received a $1.9 million contract from the U.S. Army to mature hybrid-electric propulsion for battlefield-ready ...

These thrusters utilise Xenon as the propellant, and ISRO emphasised that the Specific Impulse of the Electric Propulsion System—a key performance metric for space propulsion systems—is at ...

Nuclear-Electric Propulsion (NEP), ... Both systems have considerable advantages over conventional chemical propulsion, including a higher specific impulse (Isp) rating, ...

High specific impulse: The MFPD can provide a high-specific impulse, delivering substantial velocity change (delta-v) ... Unlike solar sails or solar electric propulsion, ...

According to Zion Market Research, the global VASIMR (Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket) Engine market size is projected to reach USD 77 billion by 2030 from its value of USD 55 ...

Specific impulse measures how efficiently the propellant is used to generate thrust. Nuclear thermal propulsion systems have roughly twice the specific impulse of chemical rockets, which means they ...