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    An electric sail (also known as an electric solar wind sail or an E-sail) is a proposed form of spacecraft propulsion using the dynamic pressure of the...
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    sail propulsion mechanism, which is claimed to have several advantages. Pekka Janhunen from FMI has proposed a type of solar sail called the electric...
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    near a planet. Magnetic sail, a proposed system powered by solar wind from the Sun or any star List of spacecraft with electric propulsion, a list of past...
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    A magnetic sail is a proposed method of spacecraft propulsion where an onboard magnetic field source interacts with a plasma wind (e.g., the solar wind)...
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    223W. Perakis, N.; Andreas M. Hein (2016). "Combining Magnetic and Electric Sails for Interstellar Deceleration". Cornell University. 128: 13–20. arXiv:1603...
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    Chevrolet Sail was exported to Chile as the Chevrolet Corsa Plus. The Corsa Plus includes dual front airbags, anti-lock brakes, air conditioning, electric windows...
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    needed] Electric propulsion architectures of particular interest to the GRC are Ion and Hall thrusters.[citation needed] One system combines solar sails, a...
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  • propulsion Cold gas thruster Water rocket Steam rocket Solar sail Diffractive Electric sail Magnetic sail Solar thermal rocket Photon rocket WINE Chemical propulsion...
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    propulsion Cold gas thruster Water rocket Steam rocket Solar sail Diffractive Electric sail Magnetic sail Solar thermal rocket Photon rocket WINE Chemical propulsion...
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  • create a propellantless drive, often described as the "Casimir Sail", or a "Quantum Sail". This concept is based on the general relativity theory and the...
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