How does the engine get the spacecraft to space?

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Tamara Medina

Physics

8 August, 01:04

How does the engine get the spacecraft to space?

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Kamren Hinton · Answer 1

An electric power source is used to ionize fuel into plasma. Electric fields heat and accelerate the plasma while the magnetic fields direct the plasma in the proper direction as it is ejected from the engine, creating thrust for the spacecraft.