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• ion rocket — noun : ion engine * * * ion rocket, a rocket propelled by ion propulsion …   Useful english dictionary

• ion rocket — joninė raketa statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. ion rocket vok. Ionenrakete, f rus. ионная ракета, f pranc. fusée ionique, f …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• rocket — Synonyms and related words: AA target rocket, ABM, ASM, ATS, Asp, Asroc, Atlas, Atlas Agena, Atlas Centaur, Bullpup, Cajun, Corporal, Corvus, Crossbow, Dart, Deacon, Delta, Diamant, Dove, Earth insertion, Falcon, Firebee, Genie, Hawk, Holy Moses …   Moby Thesaurus

• Rocket propellant — is mass that is stored, usually in some form of propellant tank, prior to being used as the propulsive mass that is ejected from a rocket engine in the form of a fluid jet to produce thrust.Chemical rocket propellants are most commonly used,… …   Wikipedia

• Ion thruster — An ion thruster is a form of electric propulsion used for spacecraft propulsion that creates thrust by accelerating ions. Ion thrusters are characterized by how they accelerate the ions, using either electrostatic or electromagnetic force.… …   Wikipedia

• Rocket engine — RS 68 being tested at NASA s Stennis Space Center. The nearly transparent exhaust is due to this engine s exhaust being mostly superheated steam (water vapor from its propellants, hydrogen and oxygen) …   Wikipedia

• ion engine — noun a type of reaction propulsion engine to propel rockets in space; a stream of positive ions is accelerated to a high velocity by an electric field • Hypernyms: ↑reaction propulsion engine, ↑reaction engine * * * noun : a jet engine deriving… …   Useful english dictionary

• ion engine — /ˈaɪən ɛndʒən/ (say uyuhn enjuhn) noun a rocket engine the propelling force of which is obtained by the discharge at the rear of electrostatically accelerated charged positive ions. Compare plasma engine …  

• Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket — Artist s impression of several VASIMR engines propelling a craft through space The Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR) is an electro magnetic thruster for spacecraft propulsion. It uses radio waves to ionize and heat a… …   Wikipedia

• Nuclear photonic rocket — In a nuclear photonic rocket, a nuclear reactor would generate such high temperatures that the blackbody radiation from the reactor would provide significant thrust. The disadvantage is that it takes a lot of power to generate a small amount of… …   Wikipedia

• Fusion rocket — A fusion rocket is a theoretical design for a rocket driven by fusion power which could provide efficient and long term acceleration in space without the need to carry a large fuel supply. The design relies on the development of fusion power… …   Wikipedia