Resistojet rocket

A resistojet is a method of Spacecraft propulsion that provides thrust by heating a (typically non-reactive) fluid. Heating is usually achieved by sending electricity through a resistor consisting of a hot incandescent filament, with the expanded gas expelled through a conventional nozzle.^{[citation needed]}

Resistojets have been flown in space,^{[citation needed]} and do well in situations where energy is much more plentiful than mass, and where propulsion efficiency needs to be reasonably high but low-thrust is acceptable.^{[citation needed]}

External links

• A Xenon Resistojet Propulsion System for Microsatellites (Surrey Space Centre, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey)
• Two new ESA satellites successfully lofted into orbit (European Space Agency)