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ELECTRICAL PROPULSION THRUSTER [1 record]

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Record 1 2021-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
CONT

Electric propulsion thrusters use electrical power provided by the spacecraft's solar panels to accelerate a propellant to high velocity creating a reaction which causes the movement of the spacecraft.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
CONT

Les propulseurs électriques [...] produisent une faible poussée par rapport aux propulseurs chimiques.

Spanish

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