The Plasma Engine for Deep Space Missions

November 08, 2015

Scientist in France have created a Plasma Engine prototype, a wall less hall thruster, which uses 45,000 mps stream of plasma to power spacecrafts deep into the space.

The Plasma engine could take humans to Mars on a single tank and is currently being tested by NASA to keep satellites in the right orbit. For deep space exploration atleast 50,000 operation hour is required, which scientists were not able produce with the current hall thrusters design. 

Wall-less Hall thrusters will consume 100 million less fuel than conventional fuel used in the spacecrafts for deep space missions. Lesser fuel could leave room for spacecraft and a large amount of cargo could be carried for space missions. 

The wall less thruster allows researchers to observe hidden plasma regions behind the channel walls and utilize that for generating more power. The new innovative design would be an effective solution, and it will make future deep space missions a reality.

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3292291/