Assertion: ion rocket | /r/CapableOf | propel a jet of xenon ions
Facets:
value: than forcing pressurized hot gas
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Rather than forcing pressurized hot gas out of a nozzle – which limits how much thrust you can achieve by how much heat the nozzle can stand – the ion rocket propels a jet of xenon ions whose negative electrons have been stripped by the rocket's electron gun.