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At that point it would be far more efficient to just skip the electrolysis, fill your spacecraft with xenon, and use the solar power for ion propulsion. No need
by aphextron 6y ago
At that point it would be far more efficient to just skip the electrolysis, fill your spacecraft with xenon, and use the solar power for ion propulsion. No need for an oxidant when you have sufficient electrical power, so a large portion of the water's mass would be dead weight.
- marcosdumay 6y agoWater is certainly cheaper and easier to handle than xenon. But the company's site claims a "3x increase in efficiency" (WTF that is), so I guess they didn't manage to get any high isp.