Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Space@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoMini space thruster that runs on waterwww.esa.intexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down10
arrow-up139arrow-down1external-linkMini space thruster that runs on waterwww.esa.intLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Space@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squareGurfaild@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoIt might actually be more efficient than keeping cyrogenic hydrogen cooled if the mission takes multiple decades and you don’t need the fuel most of the time - for example in a Pluto orbiter
minus-squareKSP Atlaslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoYeah, cooling needs energy, could be very useful for very small satellites
It might actually be more efficient than keeping cyrogenic hydrogen cooled if the mission takes multiple decades and you don’t need the fuel most of the time - for example in a Pluto orbiter
Yeah, cooling needs energy, could be very useful for very small satellites