Systems, methods, and apparatus for a structural propellant for ion rockets (SPIR) are disclosed. A method for in-space propulsion of a spacecraft involves removing, by a removal device, a portion of a structure of the spacecraft. The method further involves feeding, by the removal device, the portion into a Hall thruster system. Further, the method involves utilizing, by the Hall thruster system, the portion as propellant to produce thrust. The structure can be an upper stage of the spacecraft. The upper stage can comprise at least one structural support and/or at least one upper stage housing. The structure can be manufactured from magnesium, bismuth, zinc, and/or indium.


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    Titel :

    STRUCTURAL PROPELLANT FOR ION ROCKETS (SPIR)


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    STRUKTURELLER TREIBSTOFF IONENRAKETEN (SPIR)
    PROPULSEUR STRUCTURAL POUR PROPULSEURS IONIQUES (SPIR)


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    Erscheinungsdatum :

    20.05.2020


    Medientyp :

    Patent


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Klassifikation :

    IPC:    B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS / F03H PRODUCING A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR , Erzeugung von Vortriebskraft [Schub] nach dem Prinzip des Rückstoßes, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen



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