As reported on the official website of the state corporation Rosatom, Russian scientists have developed a prototype of an electric rocket engine based on a magnetic plasma accelerator.
According to the source, the engine has increased thrust parameters (at least 6 Newtons) and specific impulse (at least 100 kilometers per second). Its power is about 300 kW. Hydrogen is planned to be used as the working gas.
The plasma engine was developed by scientists from the Troitsk Institute of Innovation and Thermonuclear Research of the Rosatom State Corporation. According to the developers, such engines, combined with super-powerful nuclear power plants, will allow spacecraft to accelerate to speeds that are inaccessible to conventional chemical rocket engines. For example, a flight to Mars will take only one to two months, while a flight on classic rocket engines can last up to one year one way.
At the moment, the prototype is being prepared for new ground testing. For these purposes, a large-scale experimental stand is being built in Troitsk.
According to the plan, the flight model of the engine should be created in 2030.
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Russia develops prototype of plasma rocket engine
As reported on the official website of the state corporation Rosatom, Russian scientists have developed a prototype of an electric rocket engine based on a magnetic plasma accelerator.
According to the source, the engine has increased thrust parameters (at least 6 Newtons) and specific impulse (at least 100 kilometers per second). Its power is about 300 kW. Hydrogen is planned to be used as the working gas.
The plasma engine was developed by scientists from the Troitsk Institute of Innovation and Thermonuclear Research of the Rosatom State Corporation. According to the developers, such engines, combined with super-powerful nuclear power plants, will allow spacecraft to accelerate to speeds that are inaccessible to conventional chemical rocket engines. For example, a flight to Mars will take only one to two months, while a flight on classic rocket engines can last up to one year one way.
At the moment, the prototype is being prepared for new ground testing. For these purposes, a large-scale experimental stand is being built in Troitsk.
According to the plan, the flight model of the engine should be created in 2030.
Source: @rosatomru
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