Timeline for Can we thrust a rocket from earth using electric power?
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| Jun 8, 2018 at 10:36 | comment | added | Jack | @SF. Feel free to add another answer on railguns, I was mainly focusing on engine-like propulsion. | |
| May 24, 2018 at 15:55 | history | edited | Jack | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| May 24, 2018 at 8:58 | comment | added | SF. | You should add railgun. It's again a 'No', but for reasons completely different than others: nothing would survive such acceleration. | |
| May 23, 2018 at 16:50 | vote | accept | Taher | ||
| May 23, 2018 at 15:51 | history | edited | Jack | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| May 22, 2018 at 21:03 | comment | added | Erin Anne | Is it worth including VASIMR in this answer? I think they're still working on the prototypes for that. Shouldn't change the overall conclusion. | |
| May 22, 2018 at 13:59 | history | edited | Jack | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| May 22, 2018 at 13:55 | comment | added | Jack | Speed is difficult to define in space since you always need to measure it relative to something. However, all other factors being equal, and ignoring engineering challenges, electric thrusters can go much faster than chemical engines. This is because they typically have a much higher efficiency for a given amount of fuel. It will take you a very, very, very long time though. | |
| May 22, 2018 at 13:47 | comment | added | Taher | Do you think we can go more faster with fuel thrusters or electric thrusters ? | |
| May 22, 2018 at 13:26 | history | answered | Jack | CC BY-SA 4.0 |