How Our Space Program Uses Ion Propulsion | Children's Physics of Energy

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The next pages will discuss rocket science. But don't worry, we extracted the juice of the topic to deliver it to you in the most age-appropriate way. The use of a picture book to discuss the complex truths of physics will help create a unique learning experience. Reading can be personalized as well because there is no demand to finish the book in an x amount of time.

Sujets

• Electric power system
• Gas dynamics

Informations

• Publié par: Speedy Publishing LLC
• Date de parution: 15 février 2017
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781541907102
• Langue: English

Extrait

Children’s Physics of Energy


How Our Space Program Uses Ion Propul sion



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For a wide variety of space missions, Ion thrusters are used. They keep communications satellites in the proper position (station-keeping) and propel spacecraft throughout our solar system.









They require significantly less propellant for a given mission than chemical propulsion because these thrusters have high specific impulse, which is the ratio of thrust to the rate of propellant consumption.