Concept, design and performance analysis of a space propulsion device

This MSc thesis presents a thorough comparison between different propulsive technologies that can be developed to fulfill specific space - and Earth - missions. Plasma thrusters and chemical rockets are described and compared; then, the original idea of a thruster is presented, together with detail of the iterative design stages that brought to the integration of the final device. Simulations of the predicted performances are shown, together with historical performance data that validate the design and the work presented in the thesis.