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NASA Tests a New Ion Engine
Image credit: NASA NASA has tested a new high-power ion engine which could give future spacecraft significantly more thrust to accomplish exploration of the solar system. The High Power Electric Propulsion (HiPEP) ion engine should eventually be 10 times as powerful as NASA’s Deep Space 1 ion engine which was tested a few years ago. … Continue reading "NASA Tests a New Ion Engine"
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