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Spacecraft Propulsion Encyclopedia Article, Description, History and Biography @ AlienArtifacts.com Spacecraft propulsion is used to change the velocity of spacecraft and artificial satellites, or in short, to provide delta-v. The law of conservation of momentum means that in order for a propulsion method to change the momentum of a space craft it must change the momentum of something else as well. This means that for maneuvering in space, a propulsion method that produces tiny accelerations but runs for a long time can produce the same impulse as a propulsion method that produces large accelerations for a short time. www.alienartifacts.com /encyclopedia/Spacecraft_propulsion   (3429 words)

Space Plasma Physics Modelling Page Mini-Magnetospheric Plasma Propulsion (M2P2) is a system that can leverage energy from the solar wind to augument the onboard propulsion for spacecraft while minimizing the spacecraft power requires. High Power Helicon is an electrodeless plasma thruster that is able run at kW to 100's kW to produce thruster levels as high as several Newtons of force, at high power and gas effciency. MagBeam combines the key features of M2P2 /PlasmaMagnet with high power beam plasma sources such as HPH to produce a system where large orbiting spacecraft can be used to push payload between the planets with very little cost and thereby facilitate a permanent humman presence in space. www.ess.washington.edu /Space/propulsion.html   (270 words)

ipedia.com: Magnetic sail Article Mini-magnetospheric plasma propulsion -- uses a cloud of plasma to form its magnetic sail instead of a loop of cable. Magnetic sails could also be used with beam-powered propulsion, by using a high-power particle accelerator to fire a beam of charged particles at the spacecraft. When the magnetic sail's field is oriented in the opposite direction as the magnetosphere it experiences a force inward and toward the nearest pole, and when it is oriented in the same direction as the magnetosphere it experiences the opposite effect. www.ipedia.com /magnetic_sail.html   (1266 words)

Mini-magnetospheric plasma propulsion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mini-magnetospheric plasma propulsion (M2P2) is a form of spacecraft propulsion, a way to make a magnetic sail. The conductive plasma hardly moves in the magnetic field because whenever it cuts the magnetic field, eddy currents form opposing magnetic fields and stop the motion. The prototype uses argon for the plasma, but the researchers hope to develop helium plasmas as the technology improves. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mini-magnetospheric_plasma_propulsion   (740 words)

Space Travel Teeters On Edge Of Revolution Plasma physicists have long wondered why the geometric shape, or topology, of magnetic fields immersed in plasma sometimes changes very suddenly, when according to the laws of magnetohydrodynamics the magnetic topology should change only very slowly or not at all. US space shuttles with chemical propulsion systems now travel at speeds of 27,700 kilometers (17,200 miles) per hour or 7.7 kilometers (4.8 miles) per second. He noticed that a magnetic field formed around spurts of plasma, or ionized gas, that were violently ejected into space. www.spacer.com /news/future-00g.html   (599 words)

Newswise For now, at least, plasma propulsion could prove to be the best option to the science fiction propulsion systems. The idea for M2P2 grew from the study of plasma jets forming around young stars, and was formalized in a $75,000 startup grant from the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts. Their system would use a plasma chamber about the size of a large pickle jar, perhaps 10 inches by 10 inches, attached to a spacecraft. www.newswise.com /articles/1999/8/PLASMA.UWA.html   (715 words)

M2P2 (Mini-Magnetospheric Plasma Propulsion) ( solar sails and plasma propulsion ) M2P2 (Mini-Magnetospheric Plasma Propulsion) (solar sails and plasma propulsion) Title should have been solar wind and plasma propulsion, not solar sails. The injection of plasma from the Sun into an artificially generated magnetic field would drag the magnetic field lines out and form a bubble some 30-60 km in diameter, depending on the strength of field that the spacecraft produced. www.freerepublic.com /focus/fr/1395527/posts   (401 words)

::: MIT Space Propulsion Laboratory Helicon plasma sources are becoming more and more attractive for use in the production of high density, uniform plasmas for use in laboratory work and space propulsion research. Once this goal has been met, a second, more complicated code will be produced to resolve the more detailed physical processes of helicon plasma production and to study the scaling effects of such helicon plasma sources so that it may eventually used as a design tool for future devices. The last two semesters of the helicon research has been dedicated to getting acquainted with the current theory of helicon plasmas by reproducing much of the analytical work to gain a better understanding of the physics and mathematics involved. web.mit.edu /dept/aeroastro/www/labs/SPL/research/helicon_num.htm   (288 words)

New Scientist Breaking News - Magnetic beams could power swifter spacecraft Winglee called this spacecraft system mini-magnetospheric plasma propulsion or M2P2. Winglee is presenting the “Magnetised Beamed Plasma Propulsion” - or mag-beam concept - at the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) meeting on Tuesday. Firing a magnetised plasma beam of charged particles - or ions - at a spacecraft equipped with a magnetic sail could propel the craft forward at record speeds, according to Robert Winglee of the University of Washington in Seattle, US. www.newscientist.com /news/news.jsp?id=ns99996543   (666 words)

SPACE.com -- M2P2 -- Fast New Space Propulsion System Using a new propulsion system known as M2P2, it would be 10 times faster than the space shuttle and could zip by Voyager I, launched in 1977 and currently 6.8 billion miles away, at the very edge of the solar system. It consists of a plasma chamber about the size of a large pickle jar, or about 10 inches square. Last year NASA launched Deep Space 1, which uses ion propulsion. www.space.com /scienceastronomy/solarsystem/m2p2_propulsion_817.html   (304 words)

From: rgregoryclark@yahoo propulsion, it is used to heat a propellant gas to high temperature. You compensate for this by using a large scale plasma, on the field on the charged particles of the plasma. sci-phys-plasma.caeds.eng.uml.edu /2002/11-02-013.htm   (1336 words)

Mini-Magnetospheric Plasma Propulsion, M2P2 According to the Mini-Magnetospheric Plasma Propulsion concept, a spacecraft will `ride' the solar wind, which itself travels at speeds of 350 to 800 km/s. To achieve this, the proposed method will employ an inflated, magnetized plasma bubble, or `mini-magnetosphere' which will envelope the spacecraft during its inner solar system boost phase. Another way to look at the system is through the plasma currents that it generates, shown in Movie 2. www.geophys.washington.edu /Space/Movies/m2p2notes.html   (220 words)

NASA's Need for Speed: Advanced Propulsion Comes Of Age Mini-Magnetospheric Plasma Propulsion (M2P2) is an advanced plasma propulsion system that will enable spacecraft to attain unprecedented speeds, with minimal energy and mass requirements. Plasma or ionized gas is trapped on the magnetic field lines generated onboard, and this plasma inflates the magnetic field much like hot air in a balloon. The first national workshop on laser propulsion is slated for this November in Huntsville, Alabama, Myrabo said, organized to transform the embryonic work on laser propulsion technology into real space transportation systems of the future, he said. www.space.com /businesstechnology/technology/advanced_propulsion_020522-1.html   (2066 words)

Wired News: Plasma Beam Eyed in Space Travel The Mag-beam combines the key features of high-power beam plasma sources along with an earlier concept that Winglee was developing called Mini-Magnetospheric Plasma propulsion, or M2P2, where spacecrafts would be encased in a plasma bubble and sail across the galaxy on solar winds. Currently, rockets carry their propulsion systems on board, which means that the system not only has to move the spacecraft built around it, but it has to move itself, too. In the startup phase, the plasma station would direct bursts of plasma beams at the spaceship over a period of several days, refueling in the interim, to bring the spacecraft to the right speed required for its flight between the planets. www.wired.com /news/space/0,2697,65391,00.html   (880 words)

Enlaces : Science : Technology : Mechanical_Engineering : Propulsion : Aerospace : Space : Electric :: 100cia.com Mini-Magnetospheric Plasma Propulsion - An advanced plasma propulsion system that will create a large scale magnetic bubble around the spacecraft to ride the solar winds.. Electric Propulsion and Plasma Dynamics Laboratory - Research in electric propulsion, plasma thrusters and fundamental problems in plasma physics. Solar-Electric Ion Propulsion - One of the 12 advanced technologies that was validated by DS1 during flight.. www.100cia.com /recursos/enlaces/Science/Technology/Mechanical_Engineering/Propulsion/Aerospace/Space/Electric   (402 words)

FuturePundit: 90 Day Mars Trip With Magnetic Sail Plasma Beam Propulsion? In fact, with magnetized-beam plasma propulsion, or mag-beam, quick trips to distant parts of the solar system could become routine, said Robert Winglee, a UW Earth and space sciences professor who is leading the project. The plasma beam idea would give a great deal more thrust per unit of power in the beam, and is superior in that regard for in-system travel. Getting back to off-board propulsion sources for a minute: a quick BOTE calculation indicates that a stream of matter moving at 20 km/sec relative could impart a force of roughly a metric ton at a mass-flow rate of 500 g/sec. www.futurepundit.com /archives/002406.html   (4421 words)

MavicaNET - Propulsion The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is the lead U.S. center for robotic exploration of the solar system. Thiokol Propulsion, the world's leader in solid propulsion motors for space, defense, tactical. Information resources on space nuclear propulsion, space policy and other nuclear related topics. www.mavicanet.com /lite/swe/907.html   (271 words)

Laboratory Measurements of the Plasma Characteristics of the Mini-Magnetospheric Plasma Propulsion (M2P2) Prototype Laboratory Measurements of the Plasma Characteristics of the Mini-Magnetospheric Plasma Propulsion (M2P2) Prototype Exhibit Hall B, Laboratory Measurements of the Plasma Characteristics of the Mini-Magnetospheric Plasma Propulsion (M2P2) Prototype In this paper we describe the plasma and magnetic characteristics of the prototype as a function of distance from the magnet and as a function of time during the operation of the prototype. flux.aps.org /meetings/YR01/DPP01/abs/S1400061.html   (248 words)

Structure of Propulsion Systems Propulsion Sciences and Advanced Concepts Division - Spacecraft Branch... UQM Technologies Propulsion Systems to Power Hybrid Electric Ultralight Stainles... Space Nuclear Power and Power Propulsion Systems Based on the Reactor with... www.scienceoxygen.com /aviation/79.html   (279 words)

Setting sail for the stars The magnetic field of 0.1 Tesla could be generated by a conventional solenoid, and the helicon plasma source "is amazingly simple." With a bottle of just 3 kg (1.5 lb) of helium as the plasma fuel, the magnetic bubble could be operated for three months. Such sails are limited, so Wingless suggests injecting plasma (ionized gas) that would drag the magnetic field lines out and generate a bubble 30 to 60 km (18-36 mi) in diameter. He spoke Wednesday morning to the 10th annual Advanced Propulsion Research Workshop held by NASA, Marshall, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics being held Tuesday-Thursday at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. science.nasa.gov /newhome/headlines/prop08apr99_1.htm   (3022 words)

Mini-Magnetospheric Plasma Propulsion Follow the link to see new advances in space propulsion. www.geophys.washington.edu /Space/SpaceModel/M2P2   (10 words)

ISS ET Shadow expriment To make it reality the electric propulsion community in many countries is going on with research and development of ET of different types either for secondary on-orbit application or for primary propulsion of multikilowatt level. In the chosen region the onboard arcjet source injects a plasma plume in space and the onboard radio beacon transmits VHF sounding signals in the form of the Universal Time Marks. Unlike ordinary chemical propulsion systems, ET demonstrate much more higher exhaust velocity, since the propellant is accelerated for propulsion by electric power being supplied from an onboard source. www.astrosurf.com /lombry/qsl-iss-shadow.htm   (2638 words)

Research/Plasma Magneto Plasma Sail -M P S- A development of a propulsion system for deep space exploration is very important, especially, A magnetic plasma sail is a propulsion system, which travels interplanetary space by We investigate the plasma inflation and the interaction between the solar wind and already inflated magnetic field art.aees.kyushu-u.ac.jp /research/solor-e.html   (144 words)

Researcher's NASA grant to float balloon theory on spacecraft propulsion Traveling at 10 times the speed of today's space shuttles, a spacecraft powered by the magnetospheric plasma system could overtake Voyager I, which was launched in 1977, within eight years, Winglee said. When filled with a dense magnetized plasma, or ionized gas, the chamber would "inflate" a magnetic field about 12 miles in diameter around the spacecraft. The device, dubbed M2P2, is built around a plasma chamber about the size of a large pickle jar, said Winglee. www.seattle-pi.com /local/nasa17.shtml   (779 words)

M2P2 propulsion plasma interagira avec le vent solaire et cela propulsera l'engin (ici de 140 kg) à une vitesse de 288 000 km/h. un champ magnétique de 20 km de large et y injecter ensuite de l'hélium ionisé (plasma). Un "nouveau" système de propulsion est sur le point d'être mis en application avec l'aide de la www.jacquesfortier.com /Zweb/JF/Lectures/M2P2propulsion.html   (242 words)

From: Mirko Vukovic <mvukovic@taz > > The following link is an article about space propulsion using plasma author suggests 300W for the magnet and 350W for the plasma generation.   A 40km plasma bubble would require a lot of energy to sustain.. sci-phys-plasma.caeds.eng.uml.edu /1999/09-99-009.htm   (104 words)

Physical Sciences Resource Center Winglee, Mini-Magnetospheric Plasma Propulsion (M2P2), WWW Document, (http://www.geophys.washington.edu/Space/SpaceModel/M2P2/). %A Robert Winglee %T Mini-Magnetospheric Plasma Propulsion (M2P2) %U http://www.geophys.washington.edu/Space/SpaceModel/M2P2/ %O text/html This site discusses an advanced plasma propulsion system that will enable spacecraft to attain unprecedented speeds, with minimal energy and mass requirements. psrc.aapt.org /items/detail.cfm?ID=367   (240 words)

HobbySpace - New & Proposed Launch & Propulsion New Satellite Propulsion System Has Mass Below 100 Grams: Miniaturized propulsion systems are a critical technology for a new class of Air Force microsatellites performing highly specialized missions - Dec.01 - AFRL Horizons Magnetized Beamed Plasma Propulsion (MagBeam) - NIAC FInal Report - Winglee and Ziemba - April-05 PU lab chasing science fiction: A lithium-fed electromagnetic plasma thruster will eventually power a spacecraft to Mars. www.hobbyspace.com /Links/LaunchPropulsion1.html   (3880 words)

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