Wild new NASA plasma tech reduces drag during hypersonic flight NASA is licensing a radical new form of propulsion that uses electromagnets to control the flow of plasma over aircraft and spacecraft flying at hypersonic speeds. https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fJUvqN7tUokCr4wdcbzbpd.jpg https://www.space.com/nasa-hypersonic-magnetohydrodynamic-control