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...e, ''I''_ssp''' is a measure that describes performance of [[jet propulsion]] systems. A reference number is introduced, which defines the total impul ...allows a more accurate determination of the propulsive performance of jet propulsion systems than the commonly used [[Specific Impulse|Specific Impulse, ''I''<s ...

==Spacecraft== ...ystem responsible for providing [[electrical power]] to other parts of the spacecraft. The PPU needs to be able to cope with varying [[dynamic demand (electric ...

[[Category:Spacecraft propulsion]] ...

...rection; this is where the idea of being able to steer a future solar sail spacecraft may be applied.<ref name='Kaku'>{{cite news | first = Michio | last = Kaku * [[Laser propulsion]] ...

...ion|deep-space communication]]; [[:Category:Spacecraft propulsion|in-space propulsion]]; and a wide variety of [[:Category:Spaceflight technology|other technolog ...ission control center|ground control]]. This was because medical staff and spacecraft engineers were unsure how a human might react to weightlessness, and theref ...

...e of other parts of the spacecraft. In the vacuum of space any part of the spacecraft which doesn't receive direct sunlight will cool down so much that electroni == Spacecraft use == ...

...]], [[rocket]] and [[spacecraft propulsion|spacecraft]] design, '''overall propulsion system efficiency''' <math>\eta</math> is the efficiency with which the ene Depending on the type of propulsion used, this equation can be simplified in different ways, demonstrating some ...

== MHD propulsion == ...oss electric current and magnetic field both applied within the fluid. MHD propulsion has been mostly tested with models of ships and submarines in [[seawater]]. ...

...wered spacecraft propulsion|electric propulsion]] devices for [[spacecraft propulsion]], where a broad range of devices ([[HiPEP]], some [[Electrostatic ion thru ...

...undocked and deployed the reflector from the end of the Russian [[Progress spacecraft]] on 4 February 1993, next to the Russian [[Mir]] space station. The mirror ...mya mirror had originally been designed as a prototype of a [[solar sail]] propulsion system,<ref name= "folger"/> but was repurposed as a space mirror for illum ...

...me="QRG1">{{cite web|url=http://www.qrg.northwestern.edu/projects/vss/docs/propulsion/3-what-is-specific-impulse.html|title=What is specific impulse?|publisher=Q ...ergy efficiency]], which can decrease as specific impulse increases, since propulsion systems that give high specific impulse require high energy to do so.<ref>{ ...

...like [[Project Orion (nuclear propulsion)|Project Orion]], a nuclear bomb propulsion system, are entirely paper exercises. As it happens, Orion is thought to b ...of the many proposed applications of [[space tether]]s, which include some propulsion systems. The tether is rotated from a heavy orbiting vehicle such that the ...

...l symbols that are designed to provide information about the origin of the spacecraft.{{sfn|Sagan|Sagan|Drake|1972|pp=881–884}} ...ape velocity]] from the [[Solar System]]. The plaques were attached to the spacecraft's [[antenna (radio)|antenna]] support [[strut]]s in a position that would s ...

*[[Ship resistance and propulsion]] concern resistance towards motion in water primarily caused due to flow o ...combustion]]. Some vessels are electrically powered using [[nuclear marine propulsion|nuclear]] or [[solar energy]]. ...

|associated = [[Skylon (spacecraft)|Skylon]] ...ve [[single-stage-to-orbit]] capability, propelling the proposed [[Skylon (spacecraft)|Skylon]] [[spaceplane]] to low Earth orbit. SABRE is an evolution of [[Ala ...

...team from [[California State University, Long Beach]] (CSULB) and [[Garvey Spacecraft Corporation]] successfully conducted a flight test of a liquid-propellant p | title = Aerospike Propulsion ...

==Tether propulsion== ...e on the vehicle. It can be used either to accelerate or brake an orbiting spacecraft. ...

...e used as low thrust [[Electrically powered spacecraft propulsion|electric propulsion]] [[rocket engine]]s to control [[satellite]]s, since the fine-controllable ...

...to a negative angle. The equivalent concept for a ship is called [[astern propulsion]]. ...>{{cite book|author1=Bernie MacIsaac|author2=Roy Langton|title=Gas Turbine Propulsion Systems|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cCd_-bNmtmcC&pg=PA152|access- ...

...Vehicles |id=AIAA 91-2389 |doi=10.2514/6.1991-2389 | conference=27th Joint Propulsion Conference, June 24-26, 1991, Sacramento CA |date = 26 June 1991|url = http ...ngs|name-list-style = amp|chapter = A comparison of selected air-breathing propulsion choices for an aerospace plane|chapter-url = http://link.aip.org/link/?APCP ...