03-03-2010, 04:12 PM
ABSTRACT
Electric rockets are the new embodiment in space technology. Conventional rockets generate thrust by burning chemical fuel. Electric rockets propel pace vehicles by applying electric or electro magnetic fields to clouds of charged particles or plasma to accelerate them. Efficient plasma engines are propelling the next generation of space probes to the outer solar system. Although these offer much lower thrust levels than their chemical cousins, they eventually enable space craft to reach greater speeds for the same amount of propellant. These make them valuable for deep space missions.
On this seminar I would like to depict the working and applications of the electric rockets and their possibilities in the future technology.
