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The possibility of levitating on planetary bodies such as the Moon or asteroids through charging the body's surface with ions from an ion source is investigated. We develop a simple analytical model to estimate the required charge for levitation and verify the model through experiments in a vacuum environment.
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This page is a summary of: Electrostatic Levitation on Atmosphere-Less Planetary Bodies with Ionic-Liquid Ion Sources, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, March 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA),
DOI: 10.2514/1.a35001.
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