Most of present work is going on at l'Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aerospatiales (ONERA), where traveling-wave accelerators, rail-type plasma gun, and mercury-ion thrusters have been studied since 1961 with special attention to better understanding of fundamental MFD (Magneto-Fluid-Dynamics) processes; recent advances in solar-cell technology open new prospect to solar-electric propulsion applications in near future.


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    Title :

    French research on electric propulsion -- Present status and prospects for development


    Additional title:

    J Spacecraft Rockets


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    Publication date :

    1968


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


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