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[Interview] Satellites That Scoop Air And Use It As Propellant

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Satellites run out of fuel and have to de-orbit and end their missions. But what if they had access to a practically infinite amount of fuel? What if they could scoop air from the atmosphere and use it as propellant? That is exactly the research that Dr Mansur Tisaev is doing!

🟣 Guest: Dr. Mansur Tisaev

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mansur-Tisaev

👉 Dr Andrea Lucca Fabris

https://www.surrey.ac.uk/people/andrea-lucca-fabris

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  • 00:00 Intro
  • 02:04 Ion engines
  • 15:32 Effects of the solar activity
  • 19:35 Advantages of air-breathing engines
  • 28:13 What's next
  • 32:05 Non-Earth applications
  • 36:26 Interstellar applications
  • 38:35 Current obsessions
  • 41:03 Final thoughts

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