Innovations in jet technology are happening all the time. This is due to modern advancements, which are leading engineers in new directions previously only theorized. The latest example is the plasma ...

In the endless pursuit of faster, more efficient travel, engineers have been cooking up all kinds of new forms of propulsion. One of the most interesting to emerge in the last decade is the electric ...

Research from NASA, peer-reviewed studies, and government archives shows that atmospheric plasma jet engines require sustained multi-megawatt electrical power—far beyond current flight-ready systems.

NASA has successfully tested a lithium-fed magnetoplasmadynamic thruster at a record 120 kilowatts, marking a major step forward in high-power electric propulsion. Conducted at the Jet Propulsion ...