Nuclear Electric Propulsion
A propulsion technology that uses a nuclear reactor to generate electricity and then accelerates ions through electromagnetic fields. Its specific impulse can reach several thousand seconds, but its thrust is very low, making it suitable for long-duration continuous acceleration and cargo missions.
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Nuclear electric propulsion uses a reactor to generate electricity and then accelerates the working fluid through ion thrusters, providing low thrust but extremely high efficiency, suitable for long-duration deep space cruises.
The common precondition for nuclear thermal propulsion and nuclear electric propulsion is the miniaturization and safe encapsulation of space nuclear reactors.
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Nuclear electric propulsion uses a reactor to generate electricity and then accelerates the working fluid through ion thrusters, providing low thrust but extremely high efficiency, suitable for long-duration deep space cruises.
50%UnverifiedThe common precondition for nuclear thermal propulsion and nuclear electric propulsion is the miniaturization and safe encapsulation of space nuclear reactors.
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