From a thermodynamic point of view, detonations are more efficient than the more commonly known deflagration (classic combustion). While classic combustion in rocket engines takes place at constant ...

The new Russian rocket engine achieves higher acceleration than chemical rockets by using magnetic plasma accelerators, ...

Systems expertise for the European space industry With this systems expertise, the DLR research team supports the German and European space industry in particular in the development of innovative and ...

Liquid-fuelled rocket engine design has largely followed a simple ... Source: JAXA However, there are potential efficiency gains to be had by combusting fuel in a detonation instead.

Most any rocket engine you’d find on a spacecraft ... scaling up means more efficiency for less cost. There are a few videos up after the break showing the engine in action at full throttle ...

Russia introduces a plasma electric rocket engine that could revolutionize space travel, potentially reducing Mars mission ...

Developed by Rosatom’s Troitsk Institute, the new technology could drastically reduce current space travel durations, which ...