Space Electric Propulsion Technology
A special issue of Aerospace (ISSN 2226-4310). This special issue belongs to the section "Astronautics & Space Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 March 2024) | Viewed by 4886
Special Issue Editors
Interests: space electric propulsion technology; gas discharge; high voltage technology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Space electric propulsion, due to its main characteristics of high specific impulse and micro thrust, is playing an increasingly prominent role in space engineering such as long-life satellites, deep space exploration, and non-drag control, becoming the forefront of space propulsion technology and receiving attention from countries around the world. The successful applications of the Smart-1, Hayabusa, Deep Space 1, and Shijian satellites mark the gradual maturity of electric propulsion technology and the increasing importance in the future of the aerospace field. Space Electric Propulsion Technology has gone through a long period of development and reserve, and has made solid progress in ion thruster, Hall thruster, Arcjet, Pulse Plasma Propulsion, Magneto Plasma Dynamic (MPD) thruster, Colloid and electrospray thrusters, and other aspects. Electric propulsion is currently considered by all space actors as a key and revolutionary technology for the new generations of commercial and scientific satellites. Initiatives in this field all over the world are aimed at the development of competitive new generations of electric propulsion systems for the different types of markets and applications. We hope this Special Issue on the topic of Space Electric Propulsion Technology can expand the latest research achievements in electric propulsion technology and its applications.
Prof. Dr. Liqiu Wei
Prof. Dr. Zhiwen Wu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- electric propulsion device
- electric propulsion physics
- electric propulsion application
- electric propulsion progress
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