Review of Space Ultra-high Specific Impulse Propulsion Technology

WANG Zitong; HE Yaqiang; PU Yanxu; GENG Hai; WANG Jue; WEN Zheng; CHEN Qiangqiang; YUE Shichao

doi:10.12446/j.issn.1006-7086.2024.05.010

VACUUM AND CRYOGENICS > 2024 > 30(5): 535-543. > DOI: 10.12446/j.issn.1006-7086.2024.05.010

WANG Z T，HE Y Q，PU Y X，et al. Review of space ultra-high specific impulse propulsion technology[J]. Vacuum and Cryogenics，2024，30（5）：535−543. DOI: 10.12446/j.issn.1006-7086.2024.05.010

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Review of Space Ultra-high Specific Impulse Propulsion Technology

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Science and Technology on Vacuum Technology and Physics Laboratory，Lanzhou Institute of Physics，Lanzhou　730000，China
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Institute of Telecommunication and Navigation Satellites，China Academy of Space Technology，Beijing　100094，China

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Received Date: April 29, 2024

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Specific impulse is the core index to measure the efficiency of space propulsion system, and it is an eternal pursuit to continuously improve the specific impulse of space propulsion. At present, complex space mission represented by Jupiter's far-planet interplanetary exploration require space propulsion system to achieve ultra-high specific impulse. This paper systematically summarizes technical routes of ultra-high specific impulse propulsion, and expounds the technical approaches to achieve ultra-high specific impulse from the aspects of electrostatic acceleration mechanism, electromagnetic field acceleration mechanism, new propellant acceleration mechanism, and new energy acceleration mechanism. The key technology of improving specific impulse is analyzed, and the development suggestions of ultra-high specific impulse technology are put forward.
- space propulsion,
- ultra-high specific impulse,
- electric propulsion,
- nuclear propulsion,
- antimatter propulsion

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