• 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...
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    referred to as Lorentz Force Accelerator (LFA) or (mostly in Japan) MPD arcjet. Generally, a gaseous material is ionized and fed into an acceleration chamber...
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    Lockheed Martin A2100 satellites using hydrazine as a propellant. Resistojet Arcjet Microwave Variable specific impulse magnetoplasma rocket (VASIMR) Electromagnetic...
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    Current methods of propelling a spacecraft with electricity include the arcjet rocket, the electrostatic ion thruster, the Hall-effect thruster, and Field...
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    Pulsed plasma thruster Vacuum arc thruster Helicon double-layer thruster Arcjet rocket Resistojet rocket Microwave electrothermal thruster VASIMR Other...
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    foundation of exploding-bridgewire detonators. Electric arcs are used in arcjet, a form of electric propulsion of spacecraft. They are used in the laboratory...
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  • Pulsed plasma thruster Vacuum arc thruster Helicon double-layer thruster Arcjet rocket Resistojet rocket Microwave electrothermal thruster VASIMR Other...
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    Pulsed plasma thruster Vacuum arc thruster Helicon double-layer thruster Arcjet rocket Resistojet rocket Microwave electrothermal thruster VASIMR Other...
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    Pulsed plasma thruster Vacuum arc thruster Helicon double-layer thruster Arcjet rocket Resistojet rocket Microwave electrothermal thruster VASIMR Other...
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  • inert compressed propellant that is energized by simple resistive heating Arcjet – uses (usually) hydrazine or ammonia as a propellant which is energized...
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