Electric Rockets – Scientific American

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January 22, 2009 at 8:01 pm #40517
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Hi All,

Just thought I would mention that the Feb 2009 Scientific American has an interesting article in it about the use of electrically powered (plasma and ion) spacecraft. A great historical overview and intro to the subject. There was also a good overview of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky’s “Rocket Equation” used to calculate the mass of fuel needed for a given mission.

I enjoyed the read a lot!

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John
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