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  • Due to the limit speed of conventional thrust, the use of plasma or ion thrust are extremely higher speed but also extremely low mass, so give it time to accelerate, don't know the actually speed in space after a couple years of acceleration.

  • @Ir0nF1st924 Hydrogen gas is superheated using radio waves (forming plasma) and accelerated through a magnetic field to high speed. Its an electric rocket, in a sense.

  • how does this produce thrust?

  • @cerlim Plasma or ion rockets provide much lower thrust than a conventional chemical rocket and, in nearly all cases, cannot operate at all in atmosphere.

    In space, however, their main advantage becomes apparent - operating at full thrust for days or more nonstop can produce very high velocities.

  • how does the thrust os a rocket like this compare to a standard rocket for a trip to an orbiting space station?

  • @ThereasaR

    Partly yes. Regarding the blue trail, they principally are the same hot plasma.

  • @neiderlaander yup. 3.26 light year.

  • @aMammoth no

  • Is it just me, or does this look like it could be an explanation for the Norwegian light show of late?

  • kessel is full of black holes......the ship that can navigate the shortest route through is the fastest...thats why he says parsec

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