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
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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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