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Energy is gathered from the surrounding environment, and used to expel reaction mass for thrust. | |||
If the power supply is solar panels gathering electricity, you have a solar-electric rocket system. The power supply dominates vehicle performance in this case, and any of a variety of electric thrusters may be used, such as: | |||
[[Ion Engine]] | |||
If the power supply is a 'windmill', extracting energy from the flow of surrounding space plasma past the vehicle, you have: | |||
[[q-drive]] | |||
Revision as of 17:45, 1 December 2021
Energy is gathered from the surrounding environment, and used to expel reaction mass for thrust.
If the power supply is solar panels gathering electricity, you have a solar-electric rocket system. The power supply dominates vehicle performance in this case, and any of a variety of electric thrusters may be used, such as:
If the power supply is a 'windmill', extracting energy from the flow of surrounding space plasma past the vehicle, you have: