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Ion thruster
An
ion thruster
is a form of
electric propulsion
used for
spacecraft propulsion
that creates
thrust
by accelerating
ions
with
electricity
. The term is strictly used to refer to gridded
electrostatic ion thrusters
, but may often more loosely be applied to all electric propulsion systems that accelerate
plasma
, since plasma consists of many ions.
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