History of SpacecraftPropulsion

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SPACECRAFT PROPULSION [xxx]

SPACECRAFT PROPULSION

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can be fired multiple times (or pulsed.)

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burn by themselves - no oxygen required! This is because the combined chemicals, when energized, "reduce," or change in ionic state by reacting with each other, as opposed to an outside oxidant. The most commonly used monopropellant is hydrazine (N2H4), a chemical which is characterized as "strongly reducing".

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oxidizer (this is known as the mixture ratio.)

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Also known simply as plasma thrusters, HETs use the

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