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Electric Propulsion
Electric (Ion) Propulsion Electric propulsion works by using electrical energy to accelerate a propellant to much higher velocities than is possible using chemical reactions. The most common propellant used in ion engines is xenon. Early experimental ion engines used mercury and caesium, but they proved hard to work with. At room temperature, mercury is liquid and... »