Plasmoid Thruster Space Propulsion Designs
by Brian Wang from NextBigFuture.com on (#68W0P)
Plasmoid thrusters have had successful proof of principle experiments done in the lab at Princeton University. The systems should be compact and simple and based upon magnetism present in solar flares. There are designs for initial systems with ISPs in the range of ion drives. The systems should scale to higher ISPs of 50,000 and ...