'Acceleration without fuel:' superconducting thruster in first orbital test

'Acceleration without fuel:' superconducting thruster in first orbital test(space.com)

5 points by breve 44 days ago | 1 comment

This is a detorquer, or maybe a torquer, not a thruster in the strict sense. It changes the attitude of the spacecraft by interacting with the earth's magnetic field. It doesn't _move_ it.

cheaprentalyeti 44 days ago |

This is a detorquer, or maybe a torquer, not a thruster in the strict sense. It changes the attitude of the spacecraft by interacting with the earth's magnetic field. It doesn't _move_ it.