Who is developing plasma engines?
plasma engines are well-suited for interplanetary missions due to their high specific impulse. Many space agencies developed plasma propulsion systems, including the european space agency, iranian space agency and australian national university, who co-developed a double layer thruster. Engineers in the united states have achieved a major breakthrough by testing a plasma powered jet engine that operated for seventy straight hours without using any fuel. Instead of burning jet fuel, the engine generates thrust through superheated plasma, creating propulsion in an entirely new and cleaner way.France has developed a revolutionary plasma-based rocket engine powered solely by electromagnetic fields. Instead of relying on combustion, this engine generates thrust by accelerating plasma—an ionized gas—using electromagnetic forces.