Date: 15/08/2019 10:47:20
From: Tau.Neutrino
ID: 1423026
Subject: NASA Tests Water Powered Spacecraft in Orbit

NASA Tests Water Powered Spacecraft in Orbit
https://www.universetoday.com/143133/nasa-tests-water-powered-spacecraft-in-orbit/

Then picture them communicating, and using a water-powered thruster to approach each other. If you can do that, then you’re up to speed on one of the activities of NASA’s Small Spacecraft Technology Program (SSTP.) It’s all part of NASA’s effort to develop small spacecraft to serve their space exploration, science, space operations, and aeronautics endeavors.

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Date: 15/08/2019 11:42:04
From: The Rev Dodgson
ID: 1423046
Subject: re: NASA Tests Water Powered Spacecraft in Orbit

Tau.Neutrino said:


NASA Tests Water Powered Spacecraft in Orbit
https://www.universetoday.com/143133/nasa-tests-water-powered-spacecraft-in-orbit/

Then picture them communicating, and using a water-powered thruster to approach each other. If you can do that, then you’re up to speed on one of the activities of NASA’s Small Spacecraft Technology Program (SSTP.) It’s all part of NASA’s effort to develop small spacecraft to serve their space exploration, science, space operations, and aeronautics endeavors.

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So these things convert water to steam (using some unstated source of energy).

I’m not sure I’d call that “water power”.

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Date: 15/08/2019 11:52:22
From: dv
ID: 1423052
Subject: re: NASA Tests Water Powered Spacecraft in Orbit

These are solar powered thermal rockets, that use water as propellent.

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Date: 15/08/2019 22:35:33
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 1423460
Subject: re: NASA Tests Water Powered Spacecraft in Orbit

dv said:


These are solar powered thermal rockets, that use water as propellent.

You don’t want mm to cm size ice blocks floating around among the satellites, could do a lot of damage on impact.

Steam is safer.

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