The third prototype of the Magnetic Arch Thruster cluster is featured in the June 2024 edition of the International Low Temperature Plasma Community Newsletter, in their “Research Highlights and Breakthroughs” section. A photo showing the plasma expansion in the magnetic arch was selected as the lead picture of the issue!
You can read the issue here or directly download it as a PDF.
Professor Mario Merino, from the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), today formally received the 2026 National Research Award “Matilde Ucelay” in Engineering and Architecture. Organised by the Spanish Ministry of Science,...
The ERC-POC NEPTUNE project attached to ZARATHUSTRA is well underway; the first experiments with the dual-thruster system to find promising magnetic arch configurations are being carried out. The image shows the plasma achieved during the NEPTUNE test campaign when...
The ZARATHUSTRA team wants to thank Olympia Driva for her many years as administrative support in the project, and wish her the best in her future professional endeavors. Olympia has been an essential piece of the Team, interacting with the university services,...