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RESEARCH ON HIGH INTENSITY IONIC JETS. Final Technical Report

Gordon L. Cann, A. C. Ducati

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The various steps that have been completed in the development of a practical jet propulsion unit are outlined. The steps that still need to be completed before a prototype unit can be constructed are indicated. Space flight propulsion studies definitely indicate that for practically all space missions electrically driven rockets offer a substantial saving in mass over chemical rockets. Results of typical mission studies are presented and the analytical and experimental work conducted to develop the plasma jet as a means of propulsion is outlined. (W.D.M.)

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The various steps that have been completed in the development of a practical jet propulsion unit are outlined. The steps that still need to be completed before a prototype unit can be constructed are indicated. Space flight propulsion studies definitely indicate that for practically all space missions electrically driven rockets offer a substantial saving in mass over chemical rockets. Results of typical mission studies are presented and the analytical and experimental work conducted to develop the plasma jet as a means of propulsion is outlined. (W.D.M.)

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The various steps that have been completed in the development of a practical jet propulsion unit are outlined. The steps that still need to be completed before a prototype unit can be constructed are indicated. Space flight propulsion studies definitely indicate that for practically all space missions electrically driven rockets offer a substantial saving in mass over chemical rockets. Results of typical mission studies are presented and the analytical and experimental work conducted to develop the plasma jet as a means of propulsion is outlined. (W.D.M.)

Key concepts: Jet propulsion, Propulsion, Aerospace engineering, Spacecraft propulsion, Jet (fluid), Space (punctuation), Work (physics), Aeronautics

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