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🚀 Space Propulsion: From Chemical Rockets to Ion Drives

Compare chemical rockets, ion drives, nuclear thermal engines and solar sails: thrust, specific impulse and acceleration in a live 3D exhaust simulation.

Aerospace Engineering & Orbital Mechanics3DModerate60 FPS

⚙ Under the hood

Compare chemical rockets, ion drives, nuclear thermal engines and solar sails in a live 3D exhaust-plume simulation of thrust, specific impulse and delta-v.

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3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install