Spacecraft propulsion

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staged combustion cycle (topping cycle, preburner cycle, closed cycle)
Solid-fuel rocket (Solid-propellant rocket)
Nuclear electric rocket (nuclear electric propulsion) - Ядерная электродвигательная установка (ЯЭДУ)
változtatható fajlagos impulzusú mágneses plazma rakéta - Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket, VASIMR) - Электромагнитный ускоритель с изменяемым удельным импульсом
Bussard ramjet
Pressure-fed engine
Anti-gravity
Hall-effect thruster - Hallantrieb - Двигатель на эффекте Холла
ionhajtómű - Ion thruster (ion drive, Ion engine) - Ionenantrieb (Ionentriebwerk) - Ионный двигатель
Single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) - Одноступенчатая космическая система (от англ. A single-stage-to-orbit, сокр. англ. SSTO, «одна ступень до орбиты»)
Nuclear thermal rocket (NTR) - Ядерный ракетный двигательь (ЯРД)
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Spacecraft propulsion
Concepts Rocket • Rocket engine • Reaction engine • Reaction mass • Thrust • Specific impulse • Delta-v • Staging • Rocket equation • Thermal rocket
Physical
propulsion 		Cold gas thruster • Water rocket • Steam rocket • Solar sail • Electric sail • Magnetic sail • Solar thermal rocket • Photon rocket • WINE
Chemical
propulsion		 State Liquid-propellant rocket • Solid-propellant rocket • Hybrid-propellant rocket
Propellants Liquid propellant • Cryogenic • Hypergolic • Monopropellant • Bipropellant • Tripropellant
Power cycles Staged combustion cycle • Expander cycle • Gas-generator cycle • Tap-off cycle
Intake mechanisms Pressure-fed engine • Pump-fed engine • Electric-pump-fed engine
Electrical
propulsion		 Electrostatic Colloid thruster • Ion thruster • Gridded • Hall-effect thruster • Field-emission electric propulsion
Electromagnetic Pulsed inductive thruster • Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster • Electrodeless plasma thruster
Electrothermal Pulsed plasma thruster • Vacuum arc thruster • Helicon double-layer thruster • Arcjet rocket • Resistojet rocket • Microwave electrothermal thruster • VASIMR
Other Atmosphere-breathing electric propulsion • High Power Electric Propulsion • MagBeam • Mass driver
Nuclear
propulsion		 Closed system Direct Fusion Drive • Nuclear electric rocket • Nuclear thermal rocket • Radioisotope • Salt-water • Gas core • "Lightbulb" • Nuclear photonic rocket
Open system Nuclear pulse propulsion • Antimatter-catalyzed • Pulsed nuclear thermal rocket‎ • Fusion rocket • Bussard ramjet • Fission-fragment rocket • Fission sail
External
power 		Beam-powered propulsion • Tethers
Related
concepts 		Orbital mechanics • Orbital maneuver • Gravity assist • Aerogravity assist • Oberth effect • Space launch • Non-rocket spacelaunch • Aerobraking • Aerocapture • Atmospheric entry • Anti-gravity • Warp drive • Alcubierre drive
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