Take Orbion Space Technology, for example. They supply NASA with ion thrusters, and they are a game changer right out of a sci-fi movie. Read more: The 10 Most Iconic Airplanes In Aviation History ...

However, when applied over a great deal of time in the vacuum of space, it can lead to a huge change in velocity, or delta V. This manner of operation means that an ion thruster and a small mass ...

A research team presents an AI assessor for Hall-effect ion thrusters, the engines of satellites and space probes.

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Electric propulsion ... on NASA's Deep Space 1 and the European Space Agency's SMART-1 in 1998 and 2003, respectively, and subsequently finding use on flagship science missions such as NASA's ...

An curved arrow pointing right. NASA is working on the next generation of space propulsion, and it's looking very wimpy — but incredibly efficient. The space agency is developing a brand-new ion ...

However, in The Menagerie, the computer identifies a Starfleet shuttlecraft as having ion propulsion ... However, in space, these tiny thrusts add up and over time can produce significant ...

But in traditional ion engines, sometimes called Hall thrusters, the constant bombardment of energized particles against the back wall of the engine gradually wears it down until the device shorts ...