NASA Connect – Rocket to The Stars
NASA Connect video containing four segments as described following. First segment of Rocket to the Stars defines work and energy using the concepts of force,…
Q&A: Could laser propulsion or microwave propulsion be the next big thing like the combustion engine?
Question by Paulita: Could laser propulsion or microwave propulsion be the next big thing like the combustion engine? When the technology gets better could laser propulsion or microwave propulsion be the next big thing like the combustion engine ? Quote I’m saying it is energy problem why laser propulsion and microwave propulsion is scfi and […]
What exactly is supposed to happen in 2012?
Question by Spacetravel4: What exactly is supposed to happen in 2012? December 21 2012? How can you prove this hoax is just a big scam? So many good answers! So many good answers! Best answer: Answer by Ivan Aexactly nothing. The mayan calendar seems to end that year, that’s all. Edit: Someone said the Mayans […]
Mars2010_ Pt6of6_ Various Panelists_ The VASIMR Drive For Space Exploration_ Panel Discussion.mp4
Mars2010_ Pt6of6_ Various Panelists_ The Vasimr Drive For Space Exploration_ Panel Discussion. The Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR) is… Video Rating: 5 / 5
DEMV Mark 4 + Mark 4 ION engine
DEMV Mark 4 + Mark 4 ION engine Ikle low gravity test.
How does the ion propulsion engine work?
by gmeurope Question by Bobbi: How does the ion propulsion engine work? i really need to know how it completely works but in a way i could easily explain it. Best answer: Answer by panic modeit blasts ions. ions are produced and accelerated using high voltage. electric power needed this could for example be obtained […]
Ion-Powered Rovers (KSP .18.1)
*THANK YOU SCOTT MANLEY for sending people my way =)* Well I had this idea of making a rover so I decided to follow through with it… and I’m glad I did cause these things are awesome :DI just wish I had the patience to use them properly xD Music is by Module (Used with […]
Take A Tour Of Vesta, The Giant Asteroid Explored By NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft | Video
Explore the mountains, cliffs, and craters of Vesta, one of the largest asteroids in the solar system. The data for this simulated flyover was gathered by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft, which will leave Vesta for the dwarf planet Ceres in September.
Q&A: Where are the Van Allen radiation belts located in relation to the Earth’s plasmasphere?
by NASA Goddard Photo and Video Question by wondering: Where are the Van Allen radiation belts located in relation to the Earth’s plasmasphere? Do the belts sit inside the plasmasphere? Or does the plasmasphere sit between the two belts? Do the belts sit inside the plasmasphere? Or does the plasmasphere sit between the two belts? […]
What channels do you receive on the saorview box?
Question by jay_sb03: What channels do you receive on the saorview box? I know it’s the free to air channels, but what is the full list? Best answer: Answer by leo561That All depends on your set up. Do you have a motorized dish? If not depends on which bird you have it pointed at usually […]
What are the ramifications of the depletion of free electrons and positive ions in the ionosphere?
Question by Mind: What are the ramifications of the depletion of free electrons and positive ions in the ionosphere? Best answer: Answer by SimonNASA has something listed on this topic: http://www.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1984JATP…46..517S Give your answer to this question below!
the most advanced ion space thruster in operation in vacuum system “iongaspropulsion@gmail.com”
This is a demonstration of the most advanced ion space thruster in operation. The device uses Krypton or Xenon and has efficiency of using of the propellant above 85%. The parameters of the thrusters are: Specific Impulse ISP=10000s, Power supply 10W, Accelerating voltage 4kV, Ion beam current 2.5mA, Evfficiency of using of electrical energy about […]
37 2×03 – Star Trek – TOS – The Changeling Commentary Sci Fi Channel Special Edition
Comments by Majel Barrett, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Leonard Nimoy, DC Fontana and Constance Penley. It’s the 23rd century, and a mysterious alien power is threatening Earth by evaporating the oceans and destroying the atmosphere. In a frantic attempt to save mankind, Kirk and his crew must time travel back to 1986 San Francisco where […]
i read some interesting article about nuclear rocket engines, I was wondering?
Question by Aquariumnerd Guy: i read some interesting article about nuclear rocket engines, I was wondering? they say the technology is being held back because of the high mass of the reactor, and that the power per unit mass of the reactor could be increased if we had materials that could tolerate a higher temperature, […]
What is the plasma used in ion thrusters?
Question by Apaele Jhuse: What is the plasma used in ion thrusters? Just a random question… Best answer: Answer by Big DaddyYou’re asking about the fuel? For traditional electrostatic thrusters, xenon has been the “fuel” of choice. VASIMR can reportedly make use of different elements, but will be using hydrogen when tested on the ISS. […]
MHD Propulsion (2 of 2)
These boatlets are propelled by magnetohydrodynamics (MHD). We used ten 0.34T neodymium magnets, two 9 V batteries, salt water at 10% salinity, two folded Aluminium foil electrodes and a 15 x 18 mm plastic channel. These vessels were built by two physics undergraduates for their First Year Project at Imperial College London in 2009. Video […]
Project Orion: “To Mars by A-Bomb” RARE Footage
Project Orion was the first engineering design study of a spacecraft powered by nuclear pulse propulsion, an idea proposed first by StanisÅ‚aw Ulam during 1947. The project, initiated in 1958, envisioned the explosion of atomic bombs behind the craft and was led by Ted Taylor at General Atomics and physicist Freeman Dyson, who at Taylor’s […]
Would it b possible to travel space by using light as a source of propulsion? using a machine 4 the result?
Question by River Marsquin: Would it b possible to travel space by using light as a source of propulsion? using a machine 4 the result? New Way of Space Travel? Best answer: Answer by MCXDyea What do you think? Answer below!
Laser Propulsion – Wiki Article
Laser propulsion is a form of beam-powered propulsion where the energy source is a remote (usually ground-based) laser system and separate from the reaction mass. This form of propulsion differs from… Laser Propulsion – Wiki Article – wikiplays.org Original @ http All Information Derived from Wikipedia using Creative Commons License: en.wikipedia.org Author: jordin kare,niac,nasa Image […]
What is plasma based propulsion and how far could it take you into space?
by ravi.k Question by Kameron Rogers: What is plasma based propulsion and how far could it take you into space? Best answer: Answer by Elizabeth HVASIMR is a plasma-based propulsion system. An electric power source is used to ionize fuel into plasma. Electric fields heat and accelerate the plasma while the magnetic fields direct the […]