was developed at the kurchatov institute under the guidance of a graduate of the physics department of moscow state university it was he who initially came up with the idea to accelerate and direct plasma flows by a magnetic field, the engine was called eo1. in honor of the lord of the winds from ancient greek mythology. in this area of plasma engines. soviet scientists became pioneers and made a torch in the kaliningrad design bureau, and during the flight. he worked twice as long as the estimated resource. the experiment was recognized as a success and we began to develop the technology, but abroad they considered it an interesting theoretical development. at least the test was published in the journal space research 20 years later in 1991, nasa was shocked when they saw the engines running from the torch and found out what such engines were. stand on many acting satellites, and if only fakels over the years has become the world's leading manufacturer of electric rocket plasma engines on december 29, 1988, in new york, on the ice of a crowded stadium in the veteran's sao with a memorial colosseum, another