ZARATHUSTRA PI awarded with an ERC Proof of Concept grant

ZARATHUSTRA PI awarded with an ERC Proof of Concept grant

Mario Merino has secured an ERC Proof of Concept grant for his NEPTUNE (Tandem Electrodeless Plasma Thrusters for Universal and Versatile in-Space Propulsion) project. The prestigious funding will accelerate the development of our novel Magnetic Arch Tandem (MAT)...
A summary of the 2025 Electrodeless Plasma Thruster Workshop

A summary of the 2025 Electrodeless Plasma Thruster Workshop

On July 3 – 4 we had the pleasure to organize and host the 2025 Electrodeless Plasma Thruster Workshop at the Puerta de Toledo Campus of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. The workshop offered the opportunity to explore open research questions in the field of...
1st Electrodeless Plasma Workshop

1st Electrodeless Plasma Workshop

We are excited to share that we are organizing the 1st Electrodeless Plasma Workshop this July in Universidad Carlos III de Madrid: an international event that will bring together electric propulsion experts from Europe, America and Africa! The workshop will be an...
Meet our new team members!

Meet our new team members!

We give our warmest welcome to Juan, Sacha, and Elpidio to the ZARATHUSTRA project! Juan will be working until the end of the project on the development of kinetic plasma simulation codes, with the additional support of Community of Madrid (cofunded by Comunidad de...