Errymath: hall thrusters engine

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The Air Force’s secret robot space plane is going to try out a new 
engine.<br />
The X-37B has so far spent a total of 1367 days tooling around 
in Earth’s orbit, doing classified things. Yesterday, the Air Force 
Research Lab announced that on its fourth flight, the X-37B will come 
with a new fuel-efficient engine for maneuvering in space.<br />
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Hall thrusters were developed first by the Soviet Union during the 
1960s, as a way for satellites to correct their course while in orbit. 
Apparently the engines were so effective the United States didn’t 
believe they were real at first. Now, Hall thrusters are commonly used 
on satellites and deep-space probes. They’re a kind of ion engine, which
 means the Air Force’s secret space robot will soon have an engine 
similar to that used by Darth Vader in his specialty Twin Ion Engine 
(TIE) Fighter.<br />
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Hall thrusters get their name from the Hall effect, where an electrical 
field is produced perpendicular to a magnetic field. Set up in an 
engine, this electric field accelerates ions from a noble gas like 
xenon, propelling it outwards fast enough that they can provide thrust 
for the vehicle.Putting an engine like this on a secret space plane 
means that the Air Force, which includes space in their mandate, will 
learn how to maneuver unmanned vehicles efficiently outside the Earth’s 
atmosphere. That’s essential for any future space fighters that may come
 to be, but I wouldn’t count on the Air Force developing actual TIE (Twin Ion Engine)
fighters just yet.<br />
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USAAF secret robot space plane is try to use a new Hall Thrusters engine

The Air Force’s secret robot space plane is going to try out a new engine. The X-37B has so far spent a total of 1367 days tooling ...

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USAAF secret robot space plane is try to use a new Hall Thrusters engine

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