Can you use water as rocket fuel?

Описание: Could water be the rocket fuel of the future? Learn more about Jesús and his research on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/simonclark-h...

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In this episode of the PhD stories, I talk to Jesús at Imperial College London about his research into using water as a fuel for Hall Effect ion thrusters. Along the way, I'm allowed to fly a fighter jet. No, really.

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Edited by Luke Negus.

Video about using water as rocket fuel, how to use water in a hall effect thruster, how does a hall effect thruster work, ion thrusters in deep space. I talk to a PhD student about their research at Imperial College London on deep space rocket thrusters.

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