Resistojet Thruster

Highlights

• ›Propellant warmed by a heated element — simple and reliable

Hardware & related concepts

• Electric Propulsion
• Cold-Gas Thruster

Across space engineering

• Arcjet Thruster

Knowledge connections

• Associated withArcjet Thruster
• Associated withElectric Propulsion
• Associated withCold-Gas Thruster

Sources

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• NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

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