Magdrive, a space tech startup, has developed a new kind of space thruster that can use any metal ... like other plasma rockets (e.g., How Industries’ Pulsed Plasma Rocket).

And what can say we’ve arrived in the future more than off-the-shelf plasma thrusters for the DIY microsatellite market? Although [Michael Bretti] does tell us that he plans to sell these ...

The company’s NGHT-1X Hall-effect thrusters are based on NASA’s technology, and will allow its Mission Extension Pod ...

During testing conducted in September 2024 on a European satellite, Miles Space’s Poseidon M1.5 thruster, which fits in a one-unit cubesat, demonstrated its utility for applications like descent ...