ESA's tiny pinhole thruster is ready for production
ESA's tiny pinhole thruster is ready for production
phys.org ESA's tiny pinhole thruster is ready for production
Rocket propulsion technology has progressed leaps and bounds since the first weaponized rockets of the Chinese and Mongolian empires. They were nothing more than rocket-powered arrows and spears but they set the foundations for our exploration of space. Liquid propellant, ion engines and solar sails...
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Sounds like it's related to field emitter arrays. Here's a more detailed article from ESA https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/Shaping_the_Future/ATHENA_thruster_kicks_off_electrospray_propulsion_for_NanoSatellites
9Salts as thruster fuel, now that’s outside the box.
4LoL players are finally good for something
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Nobody expects the Spanish propulsion
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