Lugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 3 days agoSpaceship thruster technology fueled by any type of metal could fly 'indefinitely'www.earth.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down15
arrow-up112arrow-down1external-linkSpaceship thruster technology fueled by any type of metal could fly 'indefinitely'www.earth.comLugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoYeah, the headline and article aren’t great, and conflates fuel and propellant, but the technology is reasonable. How is this different from randomly gathering water and producing H2 and O2 with the same energy source? Hydrogen is actually kind of scarce in the inner solar system, so metal ion thrusters would be be useful for low-thrust applications.
Yeah, the headline and article aren’t great, and conflates fuel and propellant, but the technology is reasonable.
Hydrogen is actually kind of scarce in the inner solar system, so metal ion thrusters would be be useful for low-thrust applications.