sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoNASA fired up a prototype of its electromagnetic thruster inside a vacuum chamber, reaching power levels of up to 120 kilowatts—the highest achieved in U.S. tests of an electric propulsion systemgizmodo.comexternal-linkmessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up1210arrow-down12
arrow-up1208arrow-down1external-linkNASA fired up a prototype of its electromagnetic thruster inside a vacuum chamber, reaching power levels of up to 120 kilowatts—the highest achieved in U.S. tests of an electric propulsion systemgizmodo.comsanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square22linkfedilink
minus-squarepostmateDumbass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoIf they start the Mars mission from LEO then the ion drive can supplement a small fuel burner or slingshot.
If they start the Mars mission from LEO then the ion drive can supplement a small fuel burner or slingshot.