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Russia can reach Mars in just 30 days with new plasma engine, they say

Russia is once again trying to vault itself to the front of the space race, this time with a plasma engine that officials say ...

Plasma engines are emerging as the next frontier in deep-space propulsion

Plasma propulsion transforms an inert propellant – often hydrogen – into plasma, a superheated mix of ions and electrons. Magnetic fields then funnel and accelerate the ...