Best Concepts for Penetrating Plasma in Future Mach 10+ Vehicles
Credit: NASA
Researchers will explore the physical properties of plasma under a new round of U.S. Air Force studies aimed at finding ways to communicate with hypersonic vehicles through the sheath of plasma generated at speeds above Mach 10. Plasma is a partially ionized gas that builds up due to frictional...
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