Electrically powered spacecraft propulsion

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Electrically powered spacecraft propulsion

An electrically powered spacecraft propulsion system uses electrical energy to change the velocity of a spacecraft.Most of these kinds of spacecraft propulsion systems work by electrically expelling propellant (reaction mass) at high speed, but electrodynamic tethers work by interacting with a planet's magnetic field.

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