#iondrive — Public Fediverse posts

Imagining a ship that might have habitation modules, but it's so big it could be flush with the ring of the ion drive, so from behind, it looks like it's all engine, out of focus and accelerating to stars beyond...

My painting "Ignition, full thrust".

#art #scifiart #spaceart #sciencefiction #sciencefictionart #spaceflight #iondrive #ionengine #starship #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting

Imagining a ship that might have habitation modules, but it's so big it could be flush with the ring of the ion drive, so from behind, it looks like it's all engine, out of focus and accelerating to stars beyond...

My painting "Ignition, full thrust".

#art #scifiart #spaceart #sciencefiction #sciencefictionart #spaceflight #iondrive #ionengine #starship #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting

Imagining a ship that might have habitation modules, but it's so big it could be flush with the ring of the ion drive, so from behind, it looks like it's all engine, out of focus and accelerating to stars beyond...

My painting "Ignition, full thrust".

#art #scifiart #spaceart #sciencefiction #sciencefictionart #spaceflight #iondrive #ionengine #starship #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting

Imagining a ship that might have habitation modules, but it's so big it could be flush with the ring of the ion drive, so from behind, it looks like it's all engine, out of focus and accelerating to stars beyond...

My painting "Ignition, full thrust".

#art #scifiart #spaceart #sciencefiction #sciencefictionart #spaceflight #iondrive #ionengine #starship #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting

Imagining a ship that might have habitation modules, but it's so big it could be flush with the ring of the ion drive, so from behind, it looks like it's all engine, out of focus and accelerating to stars beyond...

My painting "Ignition, full thrust".

#art #scifiart #spaceart #sciencefiction #sciencefictionart #spaceflight #iondrive #ionengine #starship #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting

#mwgic #NASA #2026 #Ion #Rocket #Thruster #IonDrive #Mars #Space #SpaceTravel

https://newatlas.com/space-systems/nasa-experimental-ion-engine-passes-test/

#mwgic #NASA #2026 #Ion #Rocket #Thruster #IonDrive #Mars #Space #SpaceTravel

https://newatlas.com/space-systems/nasa-experimental-ion-engine-passes-test/

#mwgic #2026 #Space #Propulsion #IonDrive #Ion #Electric #ElectricRocket

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-fires-up-powerful-lithium-fed-thruster-for-trips-to-mars/

#mwgic #2026 #Space #Propulsion #IonDrive #Ion #Electric #ElectricRocket

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-fires-up-powerful-lithium-fed-thruster-for-trips-to-mars/

#mwgic #2026 #Plasma #Rocket #Magnetics #IonDrive

https://www.techspot.com/news/111190-plasma-engines-emerging-next-frontier-deep-space-propulsion.html

Throw bak Thursday: Ion Drive (Australia)

Ion Drive formed in Melbourne in 1982 and quickly became part of Australia’s early heavy metal movement. Their first releases, Witches (demo) and Friday the 13th (EP), both appeared in 1984 and captured the raw energy of the band’s formative years. After a brief split, members regrouped under the name Angelica in 1987, continuing to perform Ion Drive material before reverting to the original name in 1988. The band remained active into the mid-1990s and returned in 2009 with new members and renewed focus, releasing the Witch Hunt EP in 2017.

Ion Drive’s current status is uncertain. Their last public post appeared in 2023, and there have been no confirmed updates since. Notable members over the years include Jennifer Thumwood, Dave King, Joe Cordina, and founding drummer Mick Burns (rip), whose early contributions helped shape the band’s sound. Operating independently and unsigned, Ion Drive’s legacy remains rooted in Melbourne’s heavy metal underground.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IonDrive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y225oKkmYRY

#80sHeavyMetal2 #australianHeavyMetal #heavyMetal #ionDrive #thenwothmCom #throwBackThursday

Throw bak Thursday: Ion Drive (Australia)

Ion Drive formed in Melbourne in 1982 and quickly became part of Australia’s early heavy metal movement. Their first releases, Witches (demo) and Friday the 13th (EP), both appeared in 1984 and captured the raw energy of the band’s formative years. After a brief split, members regrouped under the name Angelica in 1987, continuing to perform Ion Drive material before reverting to the original name in 1988. The band remained active into the mid-1990s and returned in 2009 with new members and renewed focus, releasing the Witch Hunt EP in 2017.

Ion Drive’s current status is uncertain. Their last public post appeared in 2023, and there have been no confirmed updates since. Notable members over the years include Jennifer Thumwood, Dave King, Joe Cordina, and founding drummer Mick Burns (rip), whose early contributions helped shape the band’s sound. Operating independently and unsigned, Ion Drive’s legacy remains rooted in Melbourne’s heavy metal underground.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IonDrive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y225oKkmYRY

#80sHeavyMetal2 #australianHeavyMetal #heavyMetal #ionDrive #thenwothmCom #throwBackThursday

Throw bak Thursday: Ion Drive (Australia)

Ion Drive formed in Melbourne in 1982 and quickly became part of Australia’s early heavy metal movement. Their first releases, Witches (demo) and Friday the 13th (EP), both appeared in 1984 and captured the raw energy of the band’s formative years. After a brief split, members regrouped under the name Angelica in 1987, continuing to perform Ion Drive material before reverting to the original name in 1988. The band remained active into the mid-1990s and returned in 2009 with new members and renewed focus, releasing the Witch Hunt EP in 2017.

Ion Drive’s current status is uncertain. Their last public post appeared in 2023, and there have been no confirmed updates since. Notable members over the years include Jennifer Thumwood, Dave King, Joe Cordina, and founding drummer Mick Burns (rip), whose early contributions helped shape the band’s sound. Operating independently and unsigned, Ion Drive’s legacy remains rooted in Melbourne’s heavy metal underground.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IonDrive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y225oKkmYRY

#80sHeavyMetal2 #australianHeavyMetal #heavyMetal #ionDrive #thenwothmCom #throwBackThursday

Throw bak Thursday: Ion Drive (Australia)

Ion Drive formed in Melbourne in 1982 and quickly became part of Australia’s early heavy metal movement. Their first releases, Witches (demo) and Friday the 13th (EP), both appeared in 1984 and captured the raw energy of the band’s formative years. After a brief split, members regrouped under the name Angelica in 1987, continuing to perform Ion Drive material before reverting to the original name in 1988. The band remained active into the mid-1990s and returned in 2009 with new members and renewed focus, releasing the Witch Hunt EP in 2017.

Ion Drive’s current status is uncertain. Their last public post appeared in 2023, and there have been no confirmed updates since. Notable members over the years include Jennifer Thumwood, Dave King, Joe Cordina, and founding drummer Mick Burns (rip), whose early contributions helped shape the band’s sound. Operating independently and unsigned, Ion Drive’s legacy remains rooted in Melbourne’s heavy metal underground.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IonDrive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y225oKkmYRY

#80sHeavyMetal2 #australianHeavyMetal #heavyMetal #ionDrive #thenwothmCom #throwBackThursday

Improving Magnetoplasmadynamic Ion Thrusters With Superconductors https://hackaday.com/2025/04/10/improving-magnetoplasmadynamic-ion-thrusters-with-superconductors/ #spacepropulsion #iondrive #Space

Improving Magnetoplasmadynamic Ion Thrusters With Superconductors https://hackaday.com/2025/04/10/improving-magnetoplasmadynamic-ion-thrusters-with-superconductors/ #spacepropulsion #iondrive #Space

Improving Magnetoplasmadynamic Ion Thrusters With Superconductors https://hackaday.com/2025/04/10/improving-magnetoplasmadynamic-ion-thrusters-with-superconductors/ #spacepropulsion #iondrive #Space

Improving Magnetoplasmadynamic Ion Thrusters With Superconductors https://hackaday.com/2025/04/10/improving-magnetoplasmadynamic-ion-thrusters-with-superconductors/ #spacepropulsion #iondrive #Space

Improving Magnetoplasmadynamic Ion Thrusters With Superconductors - Ion thrusters are an amazing spacecraft propulsion technology, providing very high... - https://hackaday.com/2025/04/10/improving-magnetoplasmadynamic-ion-thrusters-with-superconductors/ #spacepropulsion #iondrive #space

Improving Magnetoplasmadynamic Ion Thrusters With Superconductors - Ion thrusters are an amazing spacecraft propulsion technology, providing very high... - https://hackaday.com/2025/04/10/improving-magnetoplasmadynamic-ion-thrusters-with-superconductors/ #spacepropulsion #iondrive #space

Improving Magnetoplasmadynamic Ion Thrusters With Superconductors - Ion thrusters are an amazing spacecraft propulsion technology, providing very high... - https://hackaday.com/2025/04/10/improving-magnetoplasmadynamic-ion-thrusters-with-superconductors/ #spacepropulsion #iondrive #space

Improving Magnetoplasmadynamic Ion Thrusters With Superconductors - Ion thrusters are an amazing spacecraft propulsion technology, providing very high... - https://hackaday.com/2025/04/10/improving-magnetoplasmadynamic-ion-thrusters-with-superconductors/ #spacepropulsion #iondrive #space

Improving Magnetoplasmadynamic Ion Thrusters With Superconductors - Ion thrusters are an amazing spacecraft propulsion technology, providing very high... - https://hackaday.com/2025/04/10/improving-magnetoplasmadynamic-ion-thrusters-with-superconductors/ #spacepropulsion #iondrive #space

When we go to the stars we'll be propelling our craft with far more advanced methods, I'm sure, but you just can't match the science-fictional aura of the circular ion drives. In that vein, my "Ignition, full thrust".

#art #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #spaceflight #iondrive #nebula #spaceart #starship #spaceship #scifi #sciencefiction #scifiart #sciencefictionart

When we go to the stars we'll be propelling our craft with far more advanced methods, I'm sure, but you just can't match the science-fictional aura of the circular ion drives. In that vein, my "Ignition, full thrust".

#art #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #spaceflight #iondrive #nebula #spaceart #starship #spaceship #scifi #sciencefiction #scifiart #sciencefictionart

When we go to the stars we'll be propelling our craft with far more advanced methods, I'm sure, but you just can't match the science-fictional aura of the circular ion drives. In that vein, my "Ignition, full thrust".

#art #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #spaceflight #iondrive #nebula #spaceart #starship #spaceship #scifi #sciencefiction #scifiart #sciencefictionart

When we go to the stars we'll be propelling our craft with far more advanced methods, I'm sure, but you just can't match the science-fictional aura of the circular ion drives. In that vein, my "Ignition, full thrust".

#art #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #spaceflight #iondrive #nebula #spaceart #starship #spaceship #scifi #sciencefiction #scifiart #sciencefictionart

When we go to the stars we'll be propelling our craft with far more advanced methods, I'm sure, but you just can't match the science-fictional aura of the circular ion drives. In that vein, my "Ignition, full thrust".

#art #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #spaceflight #iondrive #nebula #spaceart #starship #spaceship #scifi #sciencefiction #scifiart #sciencefictionart

The BepiColombo Mission To Mercury is Losing Power https://www.universetoday.com/167034/the-bepicolombo-mission-to-mercury-is-losing-power/ #solar-electricpropulsion #gravityassist #ionthrusters #bepicolombo #solararrays #spacecraft #thrusters #iondrive #missions #mercury #flybys #jaxa #esa

The BepiColombo Mission To Mercury is Losing Power https://www.universetoday.com/167034/the-bepicolombo-mission-to-mercury-is-losing-power/ #solar-electricpropulsion #gravityassist #ionthrusters #bepicolombo #solararrays #spacecraft #thrusters #iondrive #missions #mercury #flybys #jaxa #esa

The BepiColombo Mission To Mercury is Losing Power https://www.universetoday.com/167034/the-bepicolombo-mission-to-mercury-is-losing-power/ #solar-electricpropulsion #gravityassist #ionthrusters #bepicolombo #solararrays #spacecraft #thrusters #iondrive #missions #mercury #flybys #jaxa #esa

The first operational #optical #communication line arrived in 📆1792, covering #France 🇫🇷 with a network of 556 stations stretching a total distance of 4,800 km https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_communication#Semaphore_line

Picture : #NASA's #Mars #Telecommunications #Orbiter * https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PIA07499.jpg

* successor : Key features #SolarElectric #IonDrive engines, broadband #LaserCommunication (optic communication) between #Earth and #Mars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Mars_Orbiter

The first operational #optical #communication line arrived in 📆1792, covering #France 🇫🇷 with a network of 556 stations stretching a total distance of 4,800 km https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_communication#Semaphore_line

Picture : #NASA's #Mars #Telecommunications #Orbiter * https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PIA07499.jpg

* successor : Key features #SolarElectric #IonDrive engines, broadband #LaserCommunication (optic communication) between #Earth and #Mars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Mars_Orbiter

The first operational #optical #communication line arrived in 📆1792, covering #France 🇫🇷 with a network of 556 stations stretching a total distance of 4,800 km https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_communication#Semaphore_line

Picture : #NASA's #Mars #Telecommunications #Orbiter * https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PIA07499.jpg

* successor : Key features #SolarElectric #IonDrive engines, broadband #LaserCommunication (optic communication) between #Earth and #Mars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Mars_Orbiter

The first operational #optical #communication line arrived in 📆1792, covering #France 🇫🇷 with a network of 556 stations stretching a total distance of 4,800 km https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_communication#Semaphore_line

Picture : #NASA's #Mars #Telecommunications #Orbiter * https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PIA07499.jpg

* successor : Key features #SolarElectric #IonDrive engines, broadband #LaserCommunication (optic communication) between #Earth and #Mars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Mars_Orbiter

The first operational #optical #communication line arrived in 📆1792, covering #France 🇫🇷 with a network of 556 stations stretching a total distance of 4,800 km https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_communication#Semaphore_line

Picture : #NASA's #Mars #Telecommunications #Orbiter * https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PIA07499.jpg

* successor : Key features #SolarElectric #IonDrive engines, broadband #LaserCommunication (optic communication) between #Earth and #Mars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Mars_Orbiter

*looks at ion drive and the new galaxy viewed through the interspatial looking glass*
"What is it?"
"It's uh...it's uh...it's green!"
My new artwork "Ignition, full thrust in bluish green".

#art #MastoArt #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #spaceart #scifi #sciencefiction #starship #stars #nebula #iondrive #spaceship

*looks at ion drive and the new galaxy viewed through the interspatial looking glass*
"What is it?"
"It's uh...it's uh...it's green!"
My new artwork "Ignition, full thrust in bluish green".

#art #MastoArt #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #spaceart #scifi #sciencefiction #starship #stars #nebula #iondrive #spaceship

*looks at ion drive and the new galaxy viewed through the interspatial looking glass*
"What is it?"
"It's uh...it's uh...it's green!"
My new artwork "Ignition, full thrust in bluish green".

#art #MastoArt #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #spaceart #scifi #sciencefiction #starship #stars #nebula #iondrive #spaceship

*looks at ion drive and the new galaxy viewed through the interspatial looking glass*
"What is it?"
"It's uh...it's uh...it's green!"
My new artwork "Ignition, full thrust in bluish green".

#art #MastoArt #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #spaceart #scifi #sciencefiction #starship #stars #nebula #iondrive #spaceship

*looks at ion drive and the new galaxy viewed through the interspatial looking glass*
"What is it?"
"It's uh...it's uh...it's green!"
My new artwork "Ignition, full thrust in bluish green".

#art #MastoArt #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #spaceart #scifi #sciencefiction #starship #stars #nebula #iondrive #spaceship

A rich green galaxy, nebula, or whatever it is that starship is making for. My new piece "Ignition, full thrust in green".

#art #MastoArt #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #spaceart #scifi #sciencefiction #starship #stars #nebula #iondrive #spaceship

A rich green galaxy, nebula, or whatever it is that starship is making for. My new piece "Ignition, full thrust in green".

#art #MastoArt #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #spaceart #scifi #sciencefiction #starship #stars #nebula #iondrive #spaceship

A rich green galaxy, nebula, or whatever it is that starship is making for. My new piece "Ignition, full thrust in green".

#art #MastoArt #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #spaceart #scifi #sciencefiction #starship #stars #nebula #iondrive #spaceship

A rich green galaxy, nebula, or whatever it is that starship is making for. My new piece "Ignition, full thrust in green".

#art #MastoArt #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #spaceart #scifi #sciencefiction #starship #stars #nebula #iondrive #spaceship

A rich green galaxy, nebula, or whatever it is that starship is making for. My new piece "Ignition, full thrust in green".

#art #MastoArt #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #spaceart #scifi #sciencefiction #starship #stars #nebula #iondrive #spaceship

I kinda like the color on this version. My piece "Ignition, full thrust in gold".

#art #MastoArt #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #spaceart #scifi #sciencefiction #starship #stars #nebula #iondrive #spaceship

I kinda like the color on this version. My piece "Ignition, full thrust in gold".

#art #MastoArt #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #spaceart #scifi #sciencefiction #starship #stars #nebula #iondrive #spaceship

I kinda like the color on this version. My piece "Ignition, full thrust in gold".

#art #MastoArt #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #spaceart #scifi #sciencefiction #starship #stars #nebula #iondrive #spaceship

I kinda like the color on this version. My piece "Ignition, full thrust in gold".

#art #MastoArt #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #spaceart #scifi #sciencefiction #starship #stars #nebula #iondrive #spaceship

I kinda like the color on this version. My piece "Ignition, full thrust in gold".

#art #MastoArt #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #spaceart #scifi #sciencefiction #starship #stars #nebula #iondrive #spaceship

Flaming orange, though the exhaust might look a bit greenish, I kinda like how this one came out. My new piece "Ignition, full thrust in orange".

#art #MastoArt #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #spaceart #scifi #sciencefiction #starship #stars #nebula #iondrive #spaceship

Flaming orange, though the exhaust might look a bit greenish, I kinda like how this one came out. My new piece "Ignition, full thrust in orange".

#art #MastoArt #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #spaceart #scifi #sciencefiction #starship #stars #nebula #iondrive #spaceship

Flaming orange, though the exhaust might look a bit greenish, I kinda like how this one came out. My new piece "Ignition, full thrust in orange".

#art #MastoArt #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #spaceart #scifi #sciencefiction #starship #stars #nebula #iondrive #spaceship

Flaming orange, though the exhaust might look a bit greenish, I kinda like how this one came out. My new piece "Ignition, full thrust in orange".

#art #MastoArt #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #spaceart #scifi #sciencefiction #starship #stars #nebula #iondrive #spaceship

Flaming orange, though the exhaust might look a bit greenish, I kinda like how this one came out. My new piece "Ignition, full thrust in orange".

#art #MastoArt #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #spaceart #scifi #sciencefiction #starship #stars #nebula #iondrive #spaceship

A burst of happiness for your day I think: my science-fictional piece "Ignition, full thrust in purple".

#art #MastoArt #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #spaceart #scifi #sciencefiction #starship #stars #nebula #iondrive #spaceship

A burst of happiness for your day I think: my science-fictional piece "Ignition, full thrust in purple".

#art #MastoArt #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #spaceart #scifi #sciencefiction #starship #stars #nebula #iondrive #spaceship

A burst of happiness for your day I think: my science-fictional piece "Ignition, full thrust in purple".

#art #MastoArt #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #spaceart #scifi #sciencefiction #starship #stars #nebula #iondrive #spaceship

A burst of happiness for your day I think: my science-fictional piece "Ignition, full thrust in purple".

#art #MastoArt #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #spaceart #scifi #sciencefiction #starship #stars #nebula #iondrive #spaceship