- Instructors
- Prof. Manuel Martinez-Sanchez, Prof. Paulo Lozano
- Term
- Spring 2015
- Level
- Graduate
- What's inside
- 5 problem sets · 1 lecture note · 27 other files · 2 web pages
- Materials open
- MIT OCW
About this course
Source: MIT OpenCourseWare 16.522 Space Propulsion, Spring 2015, Prof. Manuel Martinez-Sanchez, Prof. Paulo Lozano — original course page on ocw.mit.edu ↗. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Study order: none is claimed; materials are grouped by MIT's own sections. Taken from MIT's published course files, downloaded from ocw.mit.edu on September 23, 2026. How RedLectern is built.
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Before you start
Prerequisites are not listed here. Check MIT's own syllabus for this course.
How this course was organized
What's here, and what isn't
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Materials by section
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Lecture Notes
22 files
- Lecture 1 Notes: Introduction Download
- Lecture 2 Notes: Fundamentals and Definitions Download
- Lecture 3-4 Notes: Mission analysis Download
- Lecture 5 Notes: Review of classical astrodynamics Download
- Lecture 6 Notes: Analytical approximations for low thrust maneuvers Download
- Lecture 7 Notes: Sub-optimal Climb and Plane Change Download
- Lecture 8 Notes: Basic Electromagnetic Theory and Plasma Physics Download
- Lecture 9 Notes: Overview of the Physics in the Plasma Sheath Download
- Lecture 10-11 Notes: Electrostatic Thrusters (Kaufman Ion Engines) Download
- Lecture 12 Notes: Monopropellant thrusters Download
- Lecture 13 Notes: Electrothermal augmentation Download
- Lecture 14 Notes: Plasmas in equilibrium Download
- Lecture 15 Notes: Arcjet thrusters Download
- Lecture 16 Notes: Hall thrusters Download
- Lecture 17 Notes: Hall thruster efficiency Download
- Lecture 18 Notes: Hall thrusters: fluid model of the discharge Download
- Lecture 19 Notes: Plasma accelerators / Magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) thrusters Download
- Lecture 20 Notes: Electrospray propulsion Download
- Lecture 22-23 Notes: Cone-jet Electrosprays, or Colloid Thrusters Download
- Lecture 24 Notes: Ion emission and the pure ionic regime Download
- Lecture 25 Notes: Electrodynamic tethers Download
- Characterization Download
Assignments
10 files
- 16.522 Spring 2015 Lab Project: Assignment Description Download
- 16.522 Spring 2015 Lab Project: SPL Lab Rules Download
- 16.522 Spring 2015 Lab Project: Tensorial Notation Download
- 16.522 Spring 2015 Lab project: TRL NASA Definitions Download
- 16.522 Spring 2015 Lab Project: Vacuum Chamber Procedures Download
- 16.522 Spring 2015 Problem Set 1 Download
- 16.522 Spring 2015 Problem Set 2 Download
- 16.522 Spring 2015 Problem Set 3 Download
- 16.522 Spring 2015 Problem Set 4 Download
- 16.522 Spring 2015 Problem Set 5 Download
MIT OpenCourseWare, Prof. Manuel Martinez-Sanchez, Prof. Paulo Lozano, 16.522 Space Propulsion, Spring 2015.
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