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  1. Grey Havoc

    RAM-EP: ESA Air Breathing Ion Thruster (electrical ramjet)

    https://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Engineering_Technology/World-first_firing_of_air-breathing_electric_thruster https://www.space.com/40056-air-breathing-electric-thruster-test.html https://newatlas.com/air-breathing-electric-thruster/53671/...
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    • 2018 air breathing electric esa hall effect ion thruster ramjet sitael
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    • Forum: Propulsion
  2. Graham1973

    NA/R - Solar Electric Spacecraft for Asteroid Belt Exploration (1970)

    A design by North American/Rockwell for the same contract as the TRW 'Solar Electric Multi Mission Spacecraft'. Unlike that vehicle, which was intended for use for a variety of missions, this spacecraft was optimised for untargeted asteroid belt exploration, though with it's particle and fields...
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    • 1970 cold war deep space probes early 1970s hughes aircraft company hughes research labs ion thruster jet propulsion laboratory nasa north american rockwell solar-powered space age space probes space race united states vietnam war
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    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  3. Graham1973

    TRW - Solar Electric Multi Mission Spacecraft (1970)

    Proposed design for a Multi-Mission bus using ion engines for propulsion. Suggested missions included an untargeted asteroid belt flyby, a targeted asteroid belt flyby, a Jupiter flyby (With or without use of gravity assist to reach an out-of-ecliptic orbit following the flyby.) and a...
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    • 1970 cold war deep space probes early 1970s ion thruster jet propulsion laboratory nasa nuclear power solar-powered space age space probes space race trw united states
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
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