New rocket propeller X3: could revolutionize space travel.

New rocket propeller X3: could revolutionize space travel.

NASA believes it can bring people to Mars a little faster. A team of researchers at the University of Michigan, working with NASA, has developed a new ion-based propellant that could propel humans to the red planet at much faster speeds than chemical propellant rockets. The X3 propellant uses electricity, usually generated by solar panels, to eject plasma from a cloud of charged particles in the form of gas through a nozzle to generate thrust.

This technique helps the rockets to go faster: the maximum speed that can be achieved with a chemical rocket is about 5 kilometers per second, while the X3 can make a ship of up to 40 kilometers per second, while using less propellant . You can think of electric propulsion that has 10 times more miles per gallon compared to chemical propulsion.

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