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Re: Wings [was: Re: Building big]
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lugnet.space
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Fri, 22 Jun 2001 18:29:47 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.space, Kyle D. Jackson writes:
> > In lugnet.space, Jesse Alan Long writes:
> > > notably our space program, all over the world. These same companies are
> > > working with contractors to develop newer types of engines such as an ion
> > > propulsion system for the future replacements of the space shuttle, of which
> > > some people may say that they may be in production and used in outer space
> > > as early as the year 2003.
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> > Ion drives will not be in use in 2003. The only form of space engines
> > that are currently in production are rockets.
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> Are you sure about this? I believe there are ion drives in use on some
> research sats already. They are extremely low thrust mercury based but have,
> again, been shown to work for stationkeeping, unless my memory is completely
> fried.
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> I want to say Clementine had them but I can't remember.
Deep Space One, among others, but that was of course only the
testbed in 1999-2000. Isn't the service life only about six months
on the units being sent up now? (I know one has run longer, but the
expected life is only about 150-180 days.)
Boeing (Hughes) built DS1's unit, which can be seen here:
http://www.hughespace.com/factsheets/xips/nstar/ionengine.html
best
LFB
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