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Record 1 2009-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launchers (Astronautics)
DEF

A rocket using a plasma engine.

OBS

Electric propulsion: A collective term for a form of rocket propulsion in which electrical energy is used to derive or augment the kinetic energy of the propulsive jet. There are three types of electric propulsion device: (i) electrothermal ... (ii) electrostatic ... (iii) electromagnetic, in which an electromagnetic field is used to accelerate plasma rockets, plasma thrusters or magnetoplasmadynamic thrusters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lanceurs (Astronautique)
CONT

Les scientifiques de l'Université de Brasilia (UnB), la seule université brésilienne à travailler sur cette technologie, ont utilisé une technique inédite pour créer un moteur de fusée à plasma plus économique, capable de réduire de près de 30 % la puissance électrique nécessaire pour le fonctionnement de fusées et de satellites.

Spanish

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