"Ion thrusters" are devices that use charged particles called ions to generate propulsion, or forward movement, in spacecrafts. They work by expelling ions at high speeds, creating thrust to propel the spacecraft in the opposite direction.
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The world's first electric ion thruster is now ready to be used for longer human missions, thanks to a team at the European Space Agency. (techtimes.com)
When NASA started its New Millennium program in the 1990s to develop innovative spaceflight technologies, research on ion thrusters began again, this time in earnest. (discovermagazine.com)
«Focus areas include solar electric propulsion with advanced ion thrusters, habitation systems, nuclear fission for Mars surface power, EDL [Entry, Descent and Landing] systems, laser communications for high data rate transmission, deep - space atomic clocks for precise navigation, and many others,» the space agency said, in the report. (ibtimes.com)