Lee Duna to Space@beehaw.orgEnglish • 2 years agoMini space thruster that runs on waterwww.esa.intexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down10
arrow-up142arrow-down1external-linkMini space thruster that runs on waterwww.esa.intLee Duna to Space@beehaw.orgEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squareKSP Atlaslinkfedilink6•2 years agoBeing able to electrolyse water on-the-spot seems interesting, its energy inefficient but serves a similar role to ion thrusters I guess
minus-square@Gurfaild@feddit.delinkfedilink3•2 years agoIt might actually be more efficient than keeping cyrogenic hydrogen cooled if the mission takes multiple decades and you don’t need the fuel most of the time - for example in a Pluto orbiter
minus-squareKSP Atlaslinkfedilink1•2 years agoYeah, cooling needs energy, could be very useful for very small satellites
Being able to electrolyse water on-the-spot seems interesting, its energy inefficient but serves a similar role to ion thrusters I guess
It might actually be more efficient than keeping cyrogenic hydrogen cooled if the mission takes multiple decades and you don’t need the fuel most of the time - for example in a Pluto orbiter
Yeah, cooling needs energy, could be very useful for very small satellites