Electric Space Aerospace Propulsion

Use of space tethers for propellantless electrodynamic tether propulsion, pumped tether length propulsion, and transferring energy and momentum from one spacecraft to another.

• Electric Propulsion and Plasma Dynamics Laboratory - Research in electric propulsion, plasma thrusters and fundamental space problems in space plasma physics. Princeton University.
• Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR) - Description of one of the propulsion systems being considered by NASA for a manned Mars mission.
• Tethers Unlimited - Use of space tethers for propellantless electrodynamic tether space propulsion, pumped tether length propulsion, and transferring energy space and momentum from one spacecraft to another.
• Electric Space Propulsion - Research carried out by the Institute of Space space Systems. Also contains a good overview of the space various types of electric propulsion.
• Xenon Ion Propulsion - Description of Boeing\\'s commercial XIPS (Xenon Ion Propulsion System). Designed for satellites, but a specialized version of it was used on NASA\'s Deep Space 1 spacecraft.
• Solar-Electric Ion Propulsion - One of the 12 advanced technologies that was validated by DS1 during flight.
• Hall Thruster Experiment - Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. This site documents the undergoing research aerospace in electric propulsions.
• UMich Plasmadynamics & Electric Propulsion Laboratory (PEPL) - Researching electric space propulsion with the goal of electric increased efficiency space and better understanding of spacecraft integration electric issues.
• Centrospazio - A space technology research laboratory specialized in Electric Propulsion development aerospace and testing: Hall thrusters, FEEP systems, MPD thrusters and arcjets.
• Mini-Magnetospheric Plasma Propulsion - An advanced plasma propulsion system that will create a large electric scale magnetic bubble around the spacecraft to ride the solar electric winds.
• Electric Spacecraft, Inc. - A network for researchers of electrodynamic field propulsion space techniques for electric space travel.
• Electrostatic Propulsion - General concepts and preliminary design for a propulsion electric system based space on Tesla's Wardencliffe technology.
• Ion Propulsion FAQ - A beginner's overview of ion propulsion.
• How Electromagnetic Propulsion Will Work - Illustrated tutorial shows how Goodwin\\'s electromagnetic-propulsion system works and how it could send spacecraft deep into space.

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