#ionpropulsion — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #ionpropulsion, aggregated by home.social.
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It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s… an Air Breathing Satellite?! https://hackaday.com/2025/09/24/its-a-bird-its-a-plane-its-an-air-breathing-satellite/ #verylowearthorbit #ionpropulsion #lowearthorbit #satellite #Space
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It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s… an Air Breathing Satellite?! - The big problem with Low Earth Orbit is, oddly enough, air resistance. Sure, there... - https://hackaday.com/2025/09/24/its-a-bird-its-a-plane-its-an-air-breathing-satellite/ #verylowearthorbit #ionpropulsion #lowearthorbit #satellite #space
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Lunar Gateway’s Advanced Solar Electric Propulsion Engine Passes Initial Qualification Tests - Top-Level PPE Conceptual Ion Propulsion System (IPS) Block Diagram. (Credit: NASA)... - https://hackaday.com/2023/11/08/lunar-gateways-advanced-solar-electric-propulsion-engine-passes-initial-qualification-tests/ #ionpropulsion #lunargateway #space
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25 years ago #OTD, on Oct. 24, 1998, NASA launched the #DeepSpace1 spacecraft: https://www.nasa.gov/history/25-years-ago-launch-of-deep-space-1-technology-demonstration-spacecraft - it served as a testbed for 12 new technologies, including solar electric, also known as #IonPropulsion, for use in future deep space and interplanetary missions.
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High Voltage Ion Engines Take Trip on the High Seas - Over the last several months, we’ve been enjoying a front-row seat as [Jay Bowles]... - https://hackaday.com/2023/06/12/high-voltage-ion-engines-take-trip-on-the-high-seas/ #transportationhacks #remotecontrolled #ionpropulsion #plasmachannel #highvoltage #ionthruster #catamaran
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High Voltage Ion Engines Take Trip on the High Seas - Over the last several months, we’ve been enjoying a front-row seat as [Jay Bowles]... - https://hackaday.com/2023/06/12/high-voltage-ion-engines-take-trip-on-the-high-seas/ #transportationhacks #remotecontrolled #ionpropulsion #plasmachannel #highvoltage #ionthruster #catamaran
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High Voltage Ion Engines Take Trip on the High Seas - Over the last several months, we’ve been enjoying a front-row seat as [Jay Bowles]... - https://hackaday.com/2023/06/12/high-voltage-ion-engines-take-trip-on-the-high-seas/ #transportationhacks #remotecontrolled #ionpropulsion #plasmachannel #highvoltage #ionthruster #catamaran
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High Voltage Ion Engines Take Trip on the High Seas - Over the last several months, we’ve been enjoying a front-row seat as [Jay Bowles]... - https://hackaday.com/2023/06/12/high-voltage-ion-engines-take-trip-on-the-high-seas/ #transportationhacks #remotecontrolled #ionpropulsion #plasmachannel #highvoltage #ionthruster #catamaran
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High Voltage Ion Engines Take Trip on the High Seas - Over the last several months, we’ve been enjoying a front-row seat as [Jay Bowles]... - https://hackaday.com/2023/06/12/high-voltage-ion-engines-take-trip-on-the-high-seas/ #transportationhacks #remotecontrolled #ionpropulsion #plasmachannel #highvoltage #ionthruster #catamaran
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Multi-Stage Ion Thruster Holds Exciting Promise https://hackaday.com/2022/09/19/multi-stage-ion-thruster-holds-exciting-promise/ #ionpropulsion #plasmachannel #highvoltage #ionthruster #science
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Multi-Stage Ion Thruster Holds Exciting Promise - Anyone who’s looked into high-voltage experiments is likely familiar with ion lift... - https://hackaday.com/2022/09/19/multi-stage-ion-thruster-holds-exciting-promise/ #ionpropulsion #plasmachannel #highvoltage #ionthruster #science
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Multi-Stage Ion Thruster Holds Exciting Promise - Anyone who’s looked into high-voltage experiments is likely familiar with ion lift... - https://hackaday.com/2022/09/19/multi-stage-ion-thruster-holds-exciting-promise/ #ionpropulsion #plasmachannel #highvoltage #ionthruster #science
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#Iodine -Powered #Satellites - #PeriodicTable of Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4ljJyIrakg&ab_channel=PeriodicVideos
#Physics #Chemistry #IonPropulsion #Space Engineering #Space #Engineering
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Mercury Thrusters: A Worldwide Disaster Averted Just In Time - The field of space vehicle design is obsessed with efficiency by necessity. The co... - https://hackaday.com/2022/04/18/mercury-thrusters-a-worldwide-disaster-averted-just-in-time/ #halleffectthruster #mercurythruster #currentevents #ionpropulsion #spacevehicle #originalart #ionthruster #halleffect #spacecraft #satellite #featured #science #space
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Interesting. Ion propulsion using iodine.
"We anticipate that these results will accelerate the adoption of alternative propellants within the space industry and demonstrate the potential of iodine for a wide range of space missions."
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-04015-y