sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month 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-square22fedilinkarrow-up1224arrow-down12
arrow-up1222arrow-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 · 1 month agomessage-square22fedilink
minus-squareSirActionSack@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoNah ion thrusters are way more likely to be useful for human travel because they are supposed to thrust constantly. Chemical rockets thrust for minutes, not months.
Nah ion thrusters are way more likely to be useful for human travel because they are supposed to thrust constantly. Chemical rockets thrust for minutes, not months.