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Originally posted by photon@Sep 14 2004, 02:02 AM
The Ion drives are very cool, they require no propellants only solar panels (or a nuclear reactor or something).. but the amount of thrust they put out is so small it requires a loooong time to accelerate (think piece of paper sitting on your hand amount of thrust). Great for getting around the solar system though, as long as you have time on your side.
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An interesting site discussing various propulsion systems.
http://www.thespacesite.com/space/future/electric.php
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