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Advanced Spaceship Drive Compendium (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

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The Hall Effect Thruster

Gravitic propulsion is a blanket term for any ship drive manipulating artificial gravity or using anti gravity directed gravity waves. Hall effect thrusters have been around since before we went to the moon and come in multiple varieties as well as achieving exhaust velocities as high as 10 times our best chemical rocket fuels. Hawking radiation drives are one that utilizes a small black hole to create a photon rocket because it is believed they evaporate over time releasing mostly photons. Smaller is better but smaller is harder to make and even harder to refuel than bigger ships.

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