Magnetic sail
Magnetic sail A magnetic sail or magsail is a proposed method of ... loop of superconducting wire to generate a magnetic field, and possibly auxiliary loops for ...
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Talk:Magnetic sail
Talk:Magnetic sail superconducting ? A magnetic sail or magsail ... a large loop of superconducting ... to be thicker and therefore heavier. is "magnetic sail in magnetic field" illustration correct ? ...
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Solar sail
Solar sail Concept image of a solar sail spacecraft in the process of unfurling sails ... long as the sun shines and the sail exists. Solar collectors, temperature-control panels and ... risk multimillion dollar missions on unproven solar sail unfolding and steering mechanisms. This neglect has ... thrust by reflecting photons. Tilting the reflective sail at an angle from the Sun ...
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Solar sail (Hyperspace wiki)
Solar sail Concept image of a solar sail spacecraft in the process of unfurling sails ... long as the sun shines and the sail exists. Solar collectors, temperature-control panels and ... risk multimillion dollar missions on unproven solar sail unfolding and steering mechanisms. This neglect has ... thrust by reflecting photons . Tilting the reflective sail at an angle from the Sun ...
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Image:Magsail-magnetic-field.png
Image:Magsail-magnetic-field.png Image File history File links Magsail-magnetic-field.png Diagram of a magnetic sail in a magnetic field. Drawn by User:aarchiba. This ...
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Would list maritime technical terms   (translated from German)
... also in the disturbed Wind the own Sail put Leeway Evening star - that Planet Venus ... away drop - change of direction of a sail vehicle with that Nose of Wind away ... lying project reduce - the lot taking that Sail of their Spieren, at those it to ... where anluven - change of direction of a sail vehicle with that Nose into that Wind ... Anchor cable with Anchors , of schoten with sail maneuvers coil a line Aufschiesser drive - ...
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Mini-magnetospheric plasma propulsion
... spacecraft propulsion, a way to make a magnetic sail. Magnetic sails' efficiencies fall off as the square ... using a conductive plasma constrained by the magnetic field, a sort of synthetic magnetosphere. This ... to conduct the current to create the magnetic field. The solar wind is deflected ( ...
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Glossary of nautical terms
... instrument employed for ascertaining the sun's magnetic azimuth. The azimuth of an object is ... a sailing man-of-war. Bear down - Sail rapidly downwind. Before the mast - Literally, the ... at the foretrucks of ships about to sail. Boatswain or bosun - A non-commissioned officer ... used to extend the foot of a sail. Booms - Masts or yards, lying on board in reserve. Boom vang (vang) - A sail control that lets one apply downward ...
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Magnetosphere
... phenomena are dominated or organized by its magnetic field. Earth is surrounded by a magnetosphere ... used to describe regions dominated by the magnetic fields of celestial objects, e.g. pulsar ... space, because solar eruptions sometimes led to "magnetic storm" disturbances. No one knew however where ... region above the ionosphere in which the magnetic field of the earth has a dominant ... by the distortion of Earth's internal magnetic field and by solar wind plasma ...
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User:Patrick/wt
... electromagnetic drag from the Talk:Earth's magnetic field. Basically, the wire cuts the magnetic field, and acts as a generator. The ... use of Talk:solar sails or Talk:magnetic sails. These forms of propulsion require no ... right|Artist's conception of a solar sail Some spacecraft propulsion methods such as Talk ... few designs take advantage of things like magnetic fields or light pressure in order ...
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