Electrostatic Thrusters for Microgravity Propulsion in a Pressurized Environment
Motivated by long-term human exploration missions which could benefit from robotic assistants, a prototype thruster based on an Ion-Drag Pump was developed. This thruster utilizes no consumable propellant. Its operated by ionizing the air it floats in. Such an engine only requires recharging of its...
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/62186 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6063-3227 |