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Form of electrically powered spacecraft propulsion
A magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) thruster (MPDT) is a form of electrically powered spacecraft propulsion which uses the Lorentz force (the force on a charged
Magnetoplasmadynamic_thruster
Type of electric propulsion system
propulsion, a Hall-effect thruster (HET, sometimes referred to as a Hall thruster or Hall-current thruster) is a type of ion thruster in which the propellant
Hall-effect_thruster
Type of electric propulsion
made out of simple materials including a glass soda bottle. Magnetoplasmadynamic thrusters (MPD) use the Lorentz force (a force resulting from the interaction
Plasma_propulsion_engine
Spacecraft propulsion device
electrically Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster, electric propulsion using the Lorentz force Pulsed inductive thruster, a pulsed form of ion thruster Pulsed plasma
Thrusters_(spacecraft)
Type of spacecraft propulsion using electrical energy to accelerate propellant
Hall-effect thrusters, and colloid thrusters; electromagnetic devices such as pulsed plasma thrusters, magnetoplasmadynamic thrusters, and pulsed inductive
Spacecraft electric propulsion
Spacecraft_electric_propulsion
Form of electric spacecraft propulsion
force. Magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) thrusters and lithium Lorentz force accelerator (LiLFA) thrusters use roughly the same idea. The LiLFA thruster builds
Ion_thruster
Space propulsion system
The gridded ion thruster is a common design for ion thrusters, a highly efficient low-thrust spacecraft propulsion method running on electrical power
Gridded_ion_thruster
Topics referred to by the same term
electrically Hall-effect thruster, a type of ion thruster Pulsed inductive thruster, a pulsed form of ion thruster Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster, electric propulsion
Thruster
Device claimed to be a propellantless spacecraft thruster
physics. The concept has at times been referred to as a resonant cavity thruster. Physicists and engineers generally regard the EmDrive concept as pseudoscience
EmDrive
Propulsion system creating motion without propellant
thrusters such as the EmDrive and Cannae drive, the helical engine, Mach-effect or MEGA drives, quantum drive claims, and the quantum vacuum thruster
Reactionless_drive
Space propulsion system, a gridded electrostatic ion thruster
The NASA Evolutionary Xenon Thruster (NEXT) project at Glenn Research Center is a gridded electrostatic ion thruster about three times as powerful as the
NEXT_(ion_thruster)
Type of rocket engine
A cold gas thruster (or a cold gas propulsion system) is a type of rocket engine which uses the expansion of a (typically inert) pressurized gas to generate
Cold_gas_thruster
Type of propulsion for spacecraft
A pulsed plasma thruster (PPT) or as a plasma jet engine (PJE), is a form of electric spacecraft propulsion. PPTs are generally considered the simplest
Pulsed_plasma_thruster
Type of spacecraft plasma propulsion system
A pulsed inductive thruster (PIT) is a form of ion thruster, used in spacecraft propulsion. It is a plasma propulsion engine using perpendicular electric
Pulsed_inductive_thruster
Electrothermal thruster in development
engines Helicon Double Layer Thruster Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster Nano-particle field extraction thruster Pulsed plasma thruster Project Prometheus Safe
Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket
Variable_Specific_Impulse_Magnetoplasma_Rocket
Proposed spacecraft propulsion method
thruster Ion thruster Gridded Hall-effect thruster Field-emission electric propulsion Electromagnetic Pulsed inductive thruster Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster
Bussard_ramjet
Spacecraft propulsion technology
demonstration in March 2018. An ABEP is composed by an intake and an electric thruster: rarefied gases which are responsible for drag in low Earth orbit (LEO)
Atmosphere-breathing electric propulsion
Atmosphere-breathing_electric_propulsion
The electrodeless plasma thruster is a spacecraft propulsion engine commercialized under the acronym "E-IMPAcT" for "Electrodeless-Ionization Magnetized
Electrodeless_plasma_thruster
Electrohydrodynamic aircraft propulsion
wind – Charged-particle flow due to high electrostatic potential Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster – Form of electrically powered spacecraft propulsion Plasma
Ion-propelled_aircraft
perhaps 1.3 to 1.5 N (0.29 to 0.34 lbf), making them useful only for thrusters. In order to increase the power for medium-duration missions, engines
Radioisotope_rocket
Prototype spacecraft propulsion engine
The helicon double-layer thruster is a prototype electric spacecraft propulsion. It was created by Australian scientist Christine Charles, based on a technology
Helicon_double-layer_thruster
A vacuum arc thruster (VAT) is a form of electric spacecraft propulsion. It uses a vacuum arc discharge, across an insulator, between two electrodes to
Vacuum_arc_thruster
Type of spacecraft propulsion system
reactor is converted to electrical energy, which is used to drive an ion thruster or other electrical spacecraft propulsion technology. The nuclear electric
Nuclear_electric_rocket
Proposed rocket propulsion mechanism
thruster Ion thruster Gridded Hall-effect thruster Field-emission electric propulsion Electromagnetic Pulsed inductive thruster Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster
Nuclear_salt-water_rocket
Topics referred to by the same term
M-Drive or M-Thruster or variation may refer to: Magnetohydrodynamic drive, MHD drive usually used to propel watercraft Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster, MPD thruster
M_Drive
Rocket engine operation method
thruster Ion thruster Gridded Hall-effect thruster Field-emission electric propulsion Electromagnetic Pulsed inductive thruster Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster
Gas-generator_cycle
Method used to accelerate spacecraft
propulsion engines Magnetoplasmadynamic thrusters Electrodeless plasma thrusters Pulsed inductive thrusters Pulsed plasma thrusters Variable specific impulse
Spacecraft_propulsion
Type of spacecraft electric propulsion system
An arcjet rocket or arcjet thruster is a form of electrically powered spacecraft propulsion, in which an electrical discharge (arc) is created in a flow
Arcjet_rocket
Proposed spacelaunch method
reach orbit. Well under a tenth of orbital velocity from a small rocket thruster is enough to raise perigee if a design prioritizes minimizing such, but
Mass_driver
Proposed nuclear pulse propulsion through antimatter-catalyzed nuclear chain reactions
thruster Ion thruster Gridded Hall-effect thruster Field-emission electric propulsion Electromagnetic Pulsed inductive thruster Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster
Antimatter-catalyzed nuclear pulse propulsion
Antimatter-catalyzed_nuclear_pulse_propulsion
Rocket that burns 3 propellants at once or 2 fuels with an oxidizer, sequentially
thruster Ion thruster Gridded Hall-effect thruster Field-emission electric propulsion Electromagnetic Pulsed inductive thruster Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster
Tripropellant_rocket
Ion thruster subtype
A colloid thruster (or electrospray thruster) is a type of low thrust electric propulsion rocket engine that uses electrostatic acceleration of charged
Colloid_thruster
Class of liquid rocket propellants
major classes of rocket fuels are: A common fuel in small maneuvering thrusters is hydrazine. It is liquid at room temperature and, having a positive
Nitrous_oxide_fuel_blend
Method of spacecraft propulsion
900 °C, specific impulse could be doubled in comparison to a cold gas thruster using the same propellant. In other words, a quadrupling of the temperature
Resistojet_rocket
Vehicle propulsion using electromagnetic fields
the magnetoplasmadynamic thruster sometimes referred to as the Lorentz force accelerator (LFA), and the electrodeless pulsed inductive thruster (PIT)
Magnetohydrodynamic_drive
American space research laboratory
stainless-steel clad tank is utilized for Hall effect thruster, electrostatic ion thruster, magnetoplasmadynamic thruster, and arcjet testing as well as space tether
Plasmadynamics and Electric Propulsion Laboratory
Plasmadynamics_and_Electric_Propulsion_Laboratory
Liquid form of rocket propellants
Anflo, K.; Moore, S.; King, P. Expanding the ADN-based Monopropellant Thruster Family. 23rd Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites. SSC09-II-4
Liquid_rocket_propellant
Proposed spacecraft propulsion method
considering use of a Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster (aka MPD Arc jet in Japan) in 2015, multiple antenna coils in 2019, and a multi-pole MPD thruster in 2020. Slough
Magnetic_sail
Space propulsion system, electrostatic gridded ion thruster
Application Readiness (NSTAR) is a type of spacecraft ion thruster called electrostatic ion thruster. It is a highly efficient low-thrust spacecraft propulsion
NASA Solar Technology Application Readiness
NASA_Solar_Technology_Application_Readiness
Type of rocket engine fuel
and reaction control thrusters: Apollo command and service module RCS, Space Shuttle OMS and RCS; Ariane 5 EPS; Draco thrusters used by the SpaceX Dragon
Hypergolic_propellant
Type of space propulsion using microwaves
Microwave electrothermal thruster, also known as MET, is a propulsion device that converts microwave energy (a type of electromagnetic radiation) into
Microwave electrothermal thruster
Microwave_electrothermal_thruster
Spacecraft propulsion system by NASA. 50kW Hall-effect thrusters, now for Lunar Gateway
electric power for its Hall-effect thrusters for maneuverability, which can be supported by chemical monopropellant thrusters for high-thrust attitude control
Advanced Electric Propulsion System
Advanced_Electric_Propulsion_System
Space propulsion system using plasma
resonance plasma thruster, the VASIMR, and the applied-field magnetoplasmadynamic thruster. Magnetic nozzles also find another field of application in
Magnetic_nozzle
Rocket that uses a single propellant with a catalyst
storable propellant after passing it over a catalyst bed. The power for the thruster comes from the high pressure gas created during the decomposition reaction
Monopropellant_rocket
Rocket-propelled by exhausted coolant of a gas-cooled nuclear reactor
thruster Ion thruster Gridded Hall-effect thruster Field-emission electric propulsion Electromagnetic Pulsed inductive thruster Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster
Gas_core_reactor_rocket
American aerospace company
plasma thrusters and magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) thrusters. In 2025, CU Aerospace received a U.S. patent related to a magnetoplasmadynamic thruster design
CU_Aerospace
Space propulsion method using Sun radiation
solar sail has also been proposed to be addressed with a solar photon thruster. This also uses a reflective membrane, but unlike a conventional solar
Solar_sail
Hypothetical propulsion systems for interstellar travel
nano-tubes needed for it. Spacecraft propulsion Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster Pulsed plasma thruster Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket Electromagnetic
Theoretical spacecraft propulsion
Theoretical_spacecraft_propulsion
Rocket with a motor that uses solid propellants
thruster Ion thruster Gridded Hall-effect thruster Field-emission electric propulsion Electromagnetic Pulsed inductive thruster Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster
Solid-propellant_rocket
Rocket engine operation method
thruster Ion thruster Gridded Hall-effect thruster Field-emission electric propulsion Electromagnetic Pulsed inductive thruster Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster
Electric-pump-fed_engine
Mechanism where confined high-speed particles confer energy to a vehicle
to thermal rockets, photonic thrusters, and light sails. In contrast, a pulsed beam lends itself to ablative thrusters and pulse detonation engines.
Beam-powered_propulsion
Physical and science fiction concept
thruster Ion thruster Gridded Hall-effect thruster Field-emission electric propulsion Electromagnetic Pulsed inductive thruster Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster
Anti-gravity
Topics referred to by the same term
Movimiento Popular Democrático, a political party in Ecuador Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster, an electric space propulsion engine Mesoscale precipitation
MPD
Rocket engine that uses both liquid / gaseous and solid fuel
thruster Ion thruster Gridded Hall-effect thruster Field-emission electric propulsion Electromagnetic Pulsed inductive thruster Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster
Hybrid-propellant_rocket
Type of nuclear propulsion method with an ultra high specific-inpulse
thruster Ion thruster Gridded Hall-effect thruster Field-emission electric propulsion Electromagnetic Pulsed inductive thruster Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster
Fission-fragment_rocket
Propulsion concepts and technologies
electrostatic propulsion, the first laboratory electric thruster was electrothermal and the first electric thruster to ever fly in space was of the pulsed (mostly
Field_propulsion
Type of rocket engine which uses liquid fuel stored at very low temperatures
thruster Ion thruster Gridded Hall-effect thruster Field-emission electric propulsion Electromagnetic Pulsed inductive thruster Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster
Cryogenic_rocket_engine
Chemical substance used for propulsion
plasma thruster – a complex system that uses cold plasma as a propellant that is accelerated by ponderomotive force Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster – propellants
Propellant
Rocket engine operation method
thruster Ion thruster Gridded Hall-effect thruster Field-emission electric propulsion Electromagnetic Pulsed inductive thruster Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster
Staged_combustion_cycle
Rocket engine that uses liquid fuels and oxidizers
orbital maneuvering system (OMS) engines and Reaction control system (RCS) thrusters. SpaceX's Draco and SuperDraco engines for the Dragon spacecraft. For
Liquid-propellant_rocket
NASA nuclear electric propulsion project 2003–2006
targets Gerald Feinberg, author of The Prometheus Project (1969) Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster – Form of electrically powered spacecraft propulsion NERVA –
Project_Prometheus
Rocket driven by nuclear fusion power
fusion instead of direct thrust. Spacecraft propulsion methods such as ion thrusters require electric power to run but are highly efficient. In some cases
Fusion_rocket
High efficiency engine for space travel
thruster High Power Electric Propulsion Pulsed plasma thruster Hall-effect thruster Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster Microwave electrothermal thruster Field-emission
Solar_electric_propulsion
Rocket engine that uses photons to propel a spacecraft
to overcome the inherent inefficiency in producing thrust of the photon thruster by amplifying the momentum transfer of photons by recycling photons between
Nuclear_photonic_rocket
Rocket engine operation method
thruster Ion thruster Gridded Hall-effect thruster Field-emission electric propulsion Electromagnetic Pulsed inductive thruster Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster
Expander_cycle
Launch system that only uses one rocket stage
thruster Ion thruster Gridded Hall-effect thruster Field-emission electric propulsion Electromagnetic Pulsed inductive thruster Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster
Single-stage-to-orbit
Space navigation technique
thruster Ion thruster Gridded Hall-effect thruster Field-emission electric propulsion Electromagnetic Pulsed inductive thruster Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster
Gravity_assist
Conceptual rocket engine
expand through the magnetic nozzle and beyond, and thus, function as an ion thruster. The construction of the experimental research device and most of its early
Direct_Fusion_Drive
Charged-particle flow due to high electrostatic potential
ioniser Ion thruster Ionocraft Plasma actuator Hall-effect thruster Magnetohydrodynamic drive Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster Pulsed inductive thruster Field-emission
Ion_wind
orbit — Lunar space elevator — Mach number — Magnetic sail — Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster — Mass — Mass driver — Mechanics of fluids — Membrane mirror
Index of aerospace engineering articles
Index_of_aerospace_engineering_articles
Hypothetical method of spacecraft propulsion
thruster Ion thruster Gridded Hall-effect thruster Field-emission electric propulsion Electromagnetic Pulsed inductive thruster Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster
Fission_sail
High Power Electric Propulsion (HiPEP) is a variation of ion thruster for use in nuclear electric propulsion applications. It was ground-tested in 2003
High Power Electric Propulsion
High_Power_Electric_Propulsion
Hypothetical spacecraft propulsion through continuous nuclear explosions for thrust
pulse propulsion Antimatter rocket Spacecraft electric propulsion Ion thruster Nuclear electric rocket Nuclear power in space Nuclear propulsion Nuclear
Nuclear_pulse_propulsion
Spacecraft propulsion without on-board reaction mass
physics to come to fruition. Examples include plasma thrusters, magnetoplasmadynamic thrusters and similar devices. As of 1996, no such field propulsion
Propellantless spacecraft propulsion
Propellantless_spacecraft_propulsion
Nuclear spacecraft propulsion technology
long missions. Nuclear electric propulsion, by contrast, uses electric thrusters that can operate on dense, easily stored propellants such as xenon. In
Nuclear_thermal_rocket
Force acting on charged particles in electric and magnetic fields
including: Electric motors Railguns Linear motors Loudspeakers Magnetoplasmadynamic thrusters Electrical generators Homopolar generators Linear alternators
Lorentz_force
Type of electric spacecraft propulsion system
(FEEP) is an advanced electrostatic space propulsion concept, a form of ion thruster, that uses a liquid metal as a propellant – usually either caesium, indium
Field-emission electric propulsion
Field-emission_electric_propulsion
Hypothetical type of spacecraft
thruster Ion thruster Gridded Hall-effect thruster Field-emission electric propulsion Electromagnetic Pulsed inductive thruster Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster
Nuclear_lightbulb
Rocket engine operation method
temperature fuel. Spacecraft attitude control and orbital maneuvering thrusters are almost universally pressure-fed designs. Examples include the Reaction
Pressure-fed_engine
Rocket engine power cycle
thruster Ion thruster Gridded Hall-effect thruster Field-emission electric propulsion Electromagnetic Pulsed inductive thruster Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster
Combustion_tap-off_cycle
Load bearing cable connecting objects in space
are currently tracked on radar and have predictable orbits. Although thrusters could be used to change the orbit of the system, a tether could also be
Space_tether
List of definitions of terms and concepts commonly used in aerospace engineering
against planetary and solar magnetospheres. Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster – A magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) thruster (MPDT) is a form of electrically powered
Glossary of aerospace engineering
Glossary_of_aerospace_engineering
thruster Ion thruster Gridded Hall-effect thruster Field-emission electric propulsion Electromagnetic Pulsed inductive thruster Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster
Plasma_magnet
Plasma Physics Experiment
thruster Ion thruster Gridded Hall-effect thruster Field-emission electric propulsion Electromagnetic Pulsed inductive thruster Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster
Star_Thrust_Experiment
fundamentally different from other electrothermal thrusters, especially from the magnetoplasmadynamic or MPD thruster with which it is sometimes compared by the
Magnetic field oscillating amplified thruster
Magnetic_field_oscillating_amplified_thruster
US spacecraft
expected thrust force due to solar pressure is equivalent to 400 kW ion thruster systems used for comparable deep space missions. Spaceflight portal IKAROS
CubeSail_(UltraSail)
Topics referred to by the same term
rapid tests Lorentz Force Accelerator, another name for a magnetoplasmadynamic thruster Low-functioning autism, a classification of autism Lunar Flag
LFA
with electric space propulsion. This includes both cruise engines and/or thrusters for altitude and orbit control. It is not specified whether the given
List of spacecraft with electric propulsion
List_of_spacecraft_with_electric_propulsion
Type of solar sail
thruster Ion thruster Gridded Hall-effect thruster Field-emission electric propulsion Electromagnetic Pulsed inductive thruster Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster
Diffractive_solar_sail
of the NIAC. MagBeam is different from a traditional electrostatic ion thruster in several ways, the primary one being that instead of the fuel and propulsion
MagBeam
Aerospace Engineer
plasma sources, magnetoplasmadynamic thrusters, and pulsed inductive thrusters. US Patent No. 10,823,158, “Deployable Gridded Ion Thruster,” Authors: Walker
Mitchell_L.R._Walker
Theoretical spacecraft propulsion system
inbound to receive fuel from the depot. Solar-thermal monoprop hydrogen thrusters are also integral to the design of the next-generation cryogenic upper
Solar_thermal_rocket
Type of nuclear thermal rocket
thruster Ion thruster Gridded Hall-effect thruster Field-emission electric propulsion Electromagnetic Pulsed inductive thruster Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster
Pulsed_nuclear_thermal_rocket
Proposed spacecraft propulsion device
panels and reels to hold the wires; the main body, including chemical thrusters for adjusting trajectory en route and at destination and communications
Electric_sail
Magnetohydrodynamic turbulence Magneto-optical trap Magnetopause Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster Magnetosheath Magnetosonic wave, also magnetoacoustic wave Magnetosphere
List of plasma physics articles
List_of_plasma_physics_articles
Russian rocket engine manufacturer
successfully conducted a test bench magnetoplasmadynamic engine for long-distance space travel. Magnetoplasmadynamic engine without flaws ion engines. At
Chemical Automatics Design Bureau
Chemical_Automatics_Design_Bureau
Monopropellant
hydrazine monopropellant for use in spacecraft's attitude control and thruster systems. It was derived from an earlier, similar formulation which came
Cavea-B
Low-frequency EM wave created in plasmas by a magnetic field
researching applications for this technology. A commercially developed magnetoplasmadynamic engine called VASIMR also uses helicon discharge for generation of
Helicon_(physics)
Spacecraft propulsion using steam as propellant
artificial regolith and took off within the vacuum chamber using steam thrusters. The system components are expected to reach technology readiness level
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