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Record 1 2004-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
  • Launchers (Astronautics)
DEF

A form of electric propulsion in which the propellant is accelerated after having been heated to a plasma state. There are several subcategories of electromagnetic propulsion, including magnetoplasmadynamic thrusters, pulsed-plasma thrusters, and Hall effect thrusters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
  • Lanceurs (Astronautique)
CONT

[...] les recherches en propulsion électromagnétique pour le transport à grande vitesse, une technologie qui servira [...] le véhicule électromagnétique devant voyager dans l'espace.

PHR

Propulsion électromagnétique antigravitationnelle, linéaire, pulsée.

Spanish

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