A magnetic sail is a proposed method of spacecraft propulsion where an onboard magnetic field source interacts with a plasma wind (e.g., the solar wind)...
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Bussard ramjet (redirect from Bussard magnetic scoop)
calculations (by Robert Zubrin and Dana Andrews) inspired the idea of a magnetic parachute or sail. This could be important for interstellar travel because it means...
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Solar sails (also known as lightsails, light sails, and photon sails) are a method of spacecraft propulsion using radiation pressure exerted by sunlight...
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system and its successor, the magnetoplasma sail, which inject plasma at a low rate to enhance the magnetic field to more effectively deflect charged particles...
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electric sail cannot be used inside planetary magnetospheres because the solar wind does not penetrate them, allowing only slower plasma flows and magnetic fields...
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since no spacecraft propellant is required. An example is the Magsail magnetic sail design.: Sec. VIII Other concepts that have been proposed are speculative...
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days. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Plasma propulsion engine. Magnetic sail Ion thruster Spaceflight Wingless Electromagnetic Air Vehicle Electrically...
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when the speed is 0.12c, preventing further acceleration. A light sail or magnetic sail powered by a massive laser or particle accelerator in the home star...
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a long interval can allow a spacecraft to manoeuvre near a planet. Magnetic sail, a proposed system powered by solar wind from the Sun or any star List...
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[citation needed] Electrically powered spacecraft propulsion Ion thruster Magnetic sail Nuclear pulse propulsion Nuclear thermal rocket Nuclear reactor Polywell...
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