Scientists are developing a new space propulsion system that uses water as fuel, promising a more sustainable way to explore ...

Lasers are used to generate plasma inside water ... plasma detonation wave propulsion. Using this approach, the researchers claim to be able to generate 70,000 newtons of thrust using just ...

Russia's State Atomic Energy Corporation, Rosatom, recently developed a new spacecraft engine with impressive specifications.

Electric (plasma) propulsion devices have been used for applications such as station-keeping and orbit transfer, in place of chemical rockets, because they provide a higher specific impulse. Detailed ...