Links

Basics of electric propulsion

• [PDF] Fundamentals of Electric Propulsion: Ion and Hall Thrusters - Quite technical, very extensive and up-to-date
• [PDF] Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology - Very thorough overview
• MIT's lecture notes on EP - An excellent EP course (not for the casual reader)
• ATI rocket science course - Smooth introduction with a few words about EP
• NEEP Course on plasma propulsion - Condensed overview and basic plasma equations
• ESA's EP page - EP in a nutshell (Hall thruster-centric)
• The Encyclopedia of Astrobiology, Astronomy, and Spaceflight - A short history of EP (somewhat US-centric)
• Richard Hoffer's EP page - Comprehensive collection of links

EP research labs

• ARC Seibersdorf research - Research on FEEP thrusters (Austria)
• CNRS ICARE laboratory - Experimental research on Hall thrusters (France)
• CNRS GREPHE/LAPLACE laboratory - Modeling of Hall thrusters (France)
• Institut für Raumfahrtsysteme - Research on PPT and MPD thrusters (Germany)
• Centrospazio - Research on various thrusters (Italy)
• Advanced Propulsion Laboratory - Research on various thrusters (Japan)
• Kettering University CPDL - Modeling of Hall thrusters and MPD thrusters (USA)
• Michigan University PEPL - Research on Hall thrusters (USA)
• MIT Space Systems Laboratory - Modeling of Hall thrusters (USA)
• Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory - Experimental research on Hall thrusters (USA)
• Princeton EPPDyL - Research on MPD and PPT thrusters (USA)
• Stanford Plasma Dynamics Laboratory - Research on arcjets and Hall thrusters (USA)
• Washington University - Mini-Magnetospheric Plasma Propulsion (USA)

EP vendors

• Snecma - Hall thrusters (France)
• EADS - RF ion thrusters (Germany)
• FAKEL - Hall thrusters (Russia)
• QinetiQ - Ion thrusters (UK)
• L-3 - Ion thrusters (USA)
• Busek - Hall thrusters, colloid thrusters (USA)
• AMPAC - Hall thrusters (USA)