Hall thrusters utilise electric propulsion through the ionisation and acceleration of plasma under crossed electric and magnetic fields, offering efficient and reliable performance for spacecraft.

Hall thrusters have high fuel efficiency, so they can greatly accelerate satellites or spacecraft using less propellant (fuel), and can generate large thrust relative to the power consumed. Based on ...

ENPULSION, the market leader in small satellite propulsion, has launched the ENPULSION MICRO to cover the propulsion needs of heavier satellites which want to use the acclaimed FEEP technology ...

French Prime Minister Jean Castex, Frédérique Vidal, French research and innovation minister, and Bruno le Maire, French economy and finance minister, are shown holding the ExoMG Hall-effect thruster ...

The possibility of the controversial IVO Quantized Inertia drive on the Barry-1 satellite working has raised the question of could it be faked with a small Hall Effect Thruster ? I looked at the ...

A TRW-led team has tested a micro-thruster array - one-fourth the size of a penny - that could be used on tiny satellites, the company announced May 16. Individual micro-electromechanical system (MEMS ...

WASHINGTON — Satellite electric propulsion startup Apollo Fusion is expanding its product line through an agreement with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, giving it access to advanced Hall thruster ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Last Friday, NASA launched the Psyche spacecraft toward an asteroid ...

While ion thrusters are a promising propulsion method for future spacecraft, their working life is limited by the amount of propellant they can carry. Now, scientists at ESA and Italian space company ...