Russian Scientists Build Plasma Engine That Could Reach Mars in 30 Days, Leaving Spacex’s Starship Looking Obsolete Russian Scientists Build Plasma Engine That Could Reach Mars in 30 Days, Leaving Spacex's Starship Looking Obsolete
More fluff than substance here. Sounds a lot like ion propulsion.
Would take a long time to build up speed with that thing.
The projected thrust is 6 newtons , the highest among current plasma propulsion prototypes, based on findings in Rosatom’s technical documentation. This force would require extended phases of acceleration and deceleration, suggesting that future spacecraft would be designed around slow, sustained propulsion rather than short, high-thrust burns.
Thank you for posting. I read a couple of articles a while back on that possible theory.