Solar electric propulsion (SEP) refers to the combination of solar cells and electric thrusters to propel a spacecraft through outer space. This technology... 6 KB (569 words) - 19:18, 26 March 2024 |
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 |
A solar thermal rocket is a theoretical spacecraft propulsion system that would make use of solar power to directly heat reaction mass, and therefore... 13 KB (1,552 words) - 20:14, 22 August 2023 |
A solar vehicle or solar electric vehicle is an electric vehicle powered completely or significantly by direct solar energy. Usually, photovoltaic (PV)... 39 KB (4,849 words) - 05:50, 14 April 2024 |
4 Vesta (redirect from Multiple Asteroid Orbiter with Solar Electric Propulsion) mission was then drawn up for a Multiple Asteroid Orbiter with Solar Electric Propulsion (MAOSEP), with one of the mission profiles including an orbit... 97 KB (8,643 words) - 18:50, 2 April 2024 |
Atmosphere-breathing electric propulsion, or air-breathing electric propulsion, shortly ABEP, is a propulsion technology for spacecraft, which could allow... 13 KB (1,509 words) - 21:58, 22 December 2023 |
Psyche (spacecraft) (section Propulsion) the mission insignia. The Psyche spacecraft is designed with solar electric propulsion, and the scientific payload includes a multispectral imager, a... 59 KB (5,028 words) - 19:34, 27 April 2024 |
Asteroid Redirect Mission (section Propulsion) crew, can reduce the costs by as much as 60% (if using advanced solar electric propulsion (ion engines)) and reduces overall mission risk by enabling on-site... 34 KB (3,081 words) - 21:18, 16 January 2024 |
A nuclear electric rocket (more properly nuclear electric propulsion) is a type of spacecraft propulsion system where thermal energy from a nuclear reactor... 9 KB (935 words) - 01:06, 23 April 2024 |
It is a highly efficient low-thrust spacecraft propulsion running on electrical power generated by solar arrays. It uses high-voltage electrodes (including... 8 KB (895 words) - 11:23, 6 October 2023 |
Solar sails (also known as lightsails, light sails, and photon sails) are a method of spacecraft propulsion using radiation pressure exerted by sunlight... 95 KB (11,289 words) - 19:38, 28 April 2024 |
ASTER (spacecraft) (section Solar electric propulsion) payloads, attitude control and navigation systems, as well as solar electric propulsion. The mission was originally intended in 2010 for a 2014 launch... 12 KB (1,102 words) - 07:38, 18 August 2023 |
It would use a lunar flyby to build up speed and then using solar electric propulsion (SEP) it would accelerate into a heliocentric orbit. There it... 14 KB (999 words) - 22:46, 23 January 2024 |
An electric boat is a powered watercraft driven by electric motors, which are powered by either on-board battery packs, solar panels or generators. While... 65 KB (6,607 words) - 19:52, 26 March 2024 |
High Power Electric Propulsion (HiPEP) is a variation of ion thruster for use in nuclear electric propulsion applications. It was ground-tested in 2003... 5 KB (545 words) - 11:31, 10 April 2024 |
DESTINY+ (section Propulsion) improve operations of low cost solar electric propulsion in deep space. It will also demonstrate innovative light-weight solar array panel technology. The... 10 KB (789 words) - 16:51, 1 February 2024 |
spacecraft propulsion, sometimes called electric propulsion or solar-electric propulsion. For both uses, a key figure of merit of the solar panels is the... 18 KB (2,077 words) - 16:34, 6 April 2024 |
engine is a type of solar electric propulsion in which thruster systems use the electricity generated by the spacecraft's solar panel to accelerate the... 9 KB (881 words) - 14:37, 1 March 2024 |
Ion thruster (redirect from Xenon Ion Propulsion System) ion thruster, ion drive, or ion engine is a form of electric propulsion used for spacecraft propulsion. An ion thruster creates a cloud of positive ions... 85 KB (8,749 words) - 00:43, 13 March 2024 |
Hall-effect thruster (category Magnetic propulsion devices) In spacecraft propulsion, a Hall-effect thruster (HET) is a type of ion thruster in which the propellant is accelerated by an electric field. Hall-effect... 39 KB (4,377 words) - 14:58, 17 April 2024 |
and move at least partially with electric propulsion Alternative abbreviations: EV (Electric Vehicle), AEV (All Electric Vehicle). These vehicles are propelled... 20 KB (2,409 words) - 18:16, 7 January 2024 |
space solar power, the author mentions another potential use for the technology behind space solar power could be for solar electric propulsion systems... 107 KB (12,216 words) - 07:54, 3 April 2024 |