- Ion Thruster Sets World Record: It has a fuel efficiency that is 10-12 times greater than a chemical thruster and has been operated for over 43,000 hours. This will allow it to perform extended tours of multi-asteroids, comets, and outer planets and their moons http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_2416.html 297 comments space
- NASA's Ion Thruster Sets World Record: fuel efficiency 10-12 times greater than chemical thrusters allows it to operate over 4.9 years and potentially perform extended tours of multi-asteroids, comets, and the outer planets and their moons. http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_2416.html 3 comments science
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- Ion Thruster Prototype Breaks Records in Tests, Could Send Humans to Mars | Space https://www.space.com/38444-mars-thruster-design-breaks-records.html 1220 comments
- Physics be damned, we can’t stop obsessing over NASA’s ‘impossible engine' - The Verge http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/11/8586857/nasa-impossible-engine-em-drive 4 comments
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