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===Spacecraft cycles=== ...with how long the section ends up - and for what? Mass is at a premium for spacecraft. So, it's easy to see why radiators can be so attractive: we don't need to ...

..., use the radiation pressure from the light emitted from the Sun to propel spacecraft through space without using any propellant. ...in and lightweight, it’s possible to produce a substantial force to push a spacecraft around so you can go to places, not unlike a sailing sea vessel. ...

....edu/abs/2021ApJ...908..248D/abstract Damage to Relativistic Interstellar Spacecraft by ISM Impact Gas Accumulation]</ref>, argues that hydrogen and helium atom ...elled (as these papers generally cover the case of a Breakthrough Starshot spacecraft journeying to Proxima Centauri, the closest star). For relatively large sta ...

...it more favorable to use visible light for shooting things on Earth from a spacecraft. But on an alien planet, the scales may tip in favor of ultraviolet. ...use as a weapon in an atmosphere, however. But they can really allow your spacecraft to reach out and touch someone if you can somehow figure out a way to make ...

...propulsion choice for satellites and as interplanetary transit engines for spacecraft. They are a poor choice for any use that requires high thrust and short imp ...gines are well-suited for satellite orbital maneuvering, and long duration spacecraft missions between planets. Ion drives work best for Ward-spiral style interp ...

...rom high temperature to low temperature". This has major consequences for spacecraft propulsion, because we want to move a lot of energy about. In doing so, t ...

...vironment, due largely to their limited freedom of spare acceleration, the spacecraft Khius is meant to overpower the planet with a hyper-efficient and powerful ...

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...ons. As protons below about 30 to 50 MeV energy can't penetrate even thin spacecraft hulls, we are mostly concerned about those SEPs in the 100 MeV to GeV range ...e for the duration of an event without requiring shielding over the entire spacecraft. ...

...boasting advanced fusion thrusters, beam-driven spacecraft, or plasma sail spacecraft. This means that the problem is not getting the impact to occur at high sp ...for developing protection and mitigation schemes for satellites and other spacecraft against micrometeorites. Some fusion energy schemes rely on impact fusion, ...

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...to shoot at ground targets, or if you are on the ground trying to shoot at spacecraft in orbit, it helps to be able to estimate the effective thickness of the ai ...

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If your only concern is blowing up enemy spacecraft with your own spacecraft, you don’t need to worry about atmosphere because there isn’t any. Have fu ...target is moving on a known trajectory, you can correct for this and most spacecraft gunnery control systems should have this functionality. But this lag does ...

...ntioned in the introduction, a variety of heat management methods (such as spacecraft radiators, heat sinks and pumps...) are discussed in this article: ...

...ends away from each other &ndash; maybe putting one end on an interstellar spacecraft or something &ndash; but they stay at the same time. Right? ...nt them to be using other methods (mailing them by post, putting them on a spacecraft, etc.). As was mentioned earlier, if you shoot a stream of stuff through a ...

...'ll be able to get high efficiency and high power x-ray beams for your war spacecraft. ...

...could be made to be easily deflected and that is wonderful for propelling spacecraft! ...

...nertial confinement fusion research and as potential methods of propelling spacecraft. These extremely heavy ions will be even harder to accelerate to ultra high ...invading alien force is attacking! You aim your electron beam at an alien spacecraft 100 km away and begin zapping it. ...

...l. For this reason, they are often chosen for use in satellites and other spacecraft. They are being investigated for use in long term energy storage<ref>[http ...