Resistojet rocket
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resistojet-rocket-251-14004941
title:
Resistojet rocket
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A resistojet is a method of spacecraft propulsion that provides thrust by heating a typically non-reactive fluid. Heating is usually achieved by sending electricity through a resistor consisting of a hot incandescent filament, with the expanded gas expelled through a conventional nozzle. Resistojets have been flown in space since 1965 on board military Vela satellites. However, they only became used in commercial applications in 1980 with the launch of the first satellites in the INTELSAT-V prog
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Method of spacecraft propulsion
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resistojet_rocket
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2024-04-26T21:26:34Z
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