// PROPULSION SYSTEMS AND ENGINE TECHNOLOGY TERM

Field Emission Electric Propulsion

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BACKGROUND

Spacecraft propulsion is any method used to accelerate spacecraft and artificial satellites. In-space propulsion exclusively deals with propulsion systems used in the vacuum of space and should not be confused with space launch or atmospheric entry.

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