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CuddlyRocket
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New electric thruster from ESA
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"ESA has confirmed the principle of a new space thruster that may ultimately give much more thrust than today’s electric propulsion techniques. The concept is an ingenious one, inspired by the northern and southern aurorae, the glows in the sky that signal increased solar activity."
Link.
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Hotol
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12/13/2005 01:48 pm »
Very interesting. Is it viable for long distance travel?
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Martin FL
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12/13/2005 02:16 pm »
Looks amazing, but don't really understand the concept. Can anyone help?
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nacnud
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12/13/2005 02:19 pm »
Not really
I tryed to find a schematic but could find one that realy helped. I have some ideas but I'll need to read it again and think abit more.
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CuddlyRocket
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RE: New electric thruster from ESA
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12/13/2005 03:18 pm »
There's a
Wikipedia article on plasma double layers
that might (!) help.
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Stardust9906
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Interesting. Thanks for the link.
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Super George
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12/13/2005 08:23 pm »
Well it sounds fast and effecient, so would be good for probes to test it on trips to the outer planets.
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