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Monsterboy
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Hi,
I was reading about VASIMR ,my knowledge in rocket science is very limited ,i was able to understand how plasma is produced and used for propulsion but i didn't understand how specific impulse is varied and why is it not possible for other (ion)thrusters or even chemical ones to vary the specific impulse?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VASIMR
I was reading about VASIMR ,my knowledge in rocket science is very limited ,i was able to understand how plasma is produced and used for propulsion but i didn't understand how specific impulse is varied and why is it not possible for other (ion)thrusters or even chemical ones to vary the specific impulse?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VASIMR
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