俄罗斯在库尔查托夫研究所测试了深空任务的原型等离子体发动机. Russia tests prototype plasma engine at Kurchatov Institute for deep space missions.

俄罗斯已经开始在库尔查托夫研究所测试无电极等离子发动机的原型. Russia has begun testing a prototype electrode-less plasma engine for deep space missions at the Kurchatov Institute. 发动机正在一个复制太空条件的专门设施中进行评估, The engine is being evaluated in a specialized facility replicating space conditions, with a large chamber and high pumping capacity. 总统米哈伊尔·科瓦尔丘克最近证实了试运行. President Mikhail Kovalchuk confirmed the trial run recently. 目的是推进行星间航行的技术. This effort aims to advance propulsion technology for interplanetary travel.