SpaceRef - Future Technology - Electric Propulsion

Electric Propulsion Activities at Stanford Plasma Dynamics Laboratory (SPDL) - Arcjet technology is steadily improving as our understanding of the physics governing their operation increases. Efforts that combine both experimental and theoretical studies are necessary in order to build reliable models of arcjet performance that can be then used as design tools for next generation thrusters.

Electric Rocket Propulsion Society - This organization is devoted to furtherance of electric propulsion research and technology.

Introduction to electric propulsion - This page by the Advanced Propulsion Technology Group at NASA JPL deals electric propulsion, a process whereby electric energy (from solar cells or a nuclear-electric reactor) is used to energize the propellant "working fluid" to yield much higher exhaust velocities than those available from chemical reactions.

RHETT & SCARLET - Enabling Power & Propulsion Technologies - Hall effect thrusters have been extensively developed, tested and sapce qualified in Russia. With the end of the Cold War, BMDO in cooperation with NASA has spearheaded the effort to bring this advanced technology into Western markets. NASA Glenn Research Center.

Solar Electric (Ion) Propulsion - This page at NASA JPL describes the solar electric propulsion system currently being tested in space on the DS-1 mission.

The Electric Propulsion Laboratory (EPL) at NASA GRC - The EPL at NASA Glenn Research Center supports research and development of spacecraft power and electric propulsion systems. Throughout its history, the EPL has supported testing of many electric propulsion technologies including resistojets, arcjets, ion thrusters, Hall effect thrusters, and pulsed plasma thrusters.