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To: Red Badger

If you look at current ion thruster technology you’ll find they produce anywhere from 20 to 250 milli-Newtons of thrust which is a bit higher than 20 micro-Newtons with efficiencies anywhere from 60 to 80 percent.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion_thruster


29 posted on 07/29/2015 12:58:41 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

Doesn’t take much force in space to move something.....................


31 posted on 07/29/2015 1:06:02 PM PDT by Red Badger (Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
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