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... 17 KB (1,887 words) - 07:20, 10 January 2024 |
sail propulsion mechanism, which is claimed to have several advantages. Pekka Janhunen from FMI has proposed a type of solar sail called the electric... 95 KB (11,315 words) - 21:09, 5 May 2024 |
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)... 155 KB (21,750 words) - 10:34, 10 May 2024 |
Bussard ramjet (section Magnetic sail) 223W. Perakis, N.; Andreas M. Hein (2016). "Combining Magnetic and Electric Sails for Interstellar Deceleration". Cornell University. 128: 13–20. arXiv:1603... 18 KB (1,972 words) - 18:11, 24 April 2024 |
needed] Electric propulsion architectures of particular interest to the GRC are Ion and Hall thrusters.[citation needed] One system combines solar sails, a... 87 KB (7,758 words) - 17:54, 4 May 2024 |
propulsion Cold gas thruster Water rocket Steam rocket Solar sail Diffractive Electric sail Magnetic sail Solar thermal rocket Photon rocket WINE Chemical propulsion... 11 KB (1,282 words) - 03:34, 1 February 2024 |
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... 14 KB (1,764 words) - 02:44, 11 April 2024 |