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Spacecraft propulsion is any method used to accelerate spacecraft and artificial satellites. In-space propulsion is used in the vacuum of space after launch vehicle has lifted the spacecraft into outer space.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ion thrusters | instance of | although a few have used electric propulsion | 0.80 | text |
| Hall-effect thrusters | instance of | although a few have used electric propulsion | 0.80 | text |
| solar sails provide very low but inexhaustible thrust | instance of | Special methods such as aerobraking or aerocapture are sometimes used for this final orbital adjustment.Some spacecraft propulsion methods | 0.80 | text |
| the Moon | instance of | and therefore the total system mass required to support sustained human exploration beyond Earth to destinations | 0.80 | text |
| Mars | instance of | and therefore the total system mass required to support sustained human exploration beyond Earth to destinations | 0.80 | text |
| or near-Earth objects | instance of | and therefore the total system mass required to support sustained human exploration beyond Earth to destinations | 0.80 | text |
| are daunting unless more efficient in-space propulsion technologies are developed | instance of | and therefore the total system mass required to support sustained human exploration beyond Earth to destinations | 0.80 | text |
| fielded.A variety of hypothetical propulsion techniques have been considered that require a deeper understanding of the properties of space | instance of | and therefore the total system mass required to support sustained human exploration beyond Earth to destinations | 0.80 | text |
| particularly inertial frames | instance of | and therefore the total system mass required to support sustained human exploration beyond Earth to destinations | 0.80 | text |
| the vacuum state | instance of | and therefore the total system mass required to support sustained human exploration beyond Earth to destinations | 0.80 | text |
| Mars Global Surveyor | instance of | This has been done on several Mars missions | 0.80 | text |
| 2001 Mars Odyssey | instance of | This has been done on several Mars missions | 0.80 | text |
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