At first Russell's instinct was to
use ion propulsion to go back to the moon.
Using its ion propulsion system, Dawn will enter orbit around Ceres on March 6.
Not exact matches
Russell suspects that
ion propulsion was deemed too risky — it had never been
used on a space probe.
An
ion thruster (or
ion drive), one of several types of spacecraft
propulsion,
uses beams of
ions - electrically charged atoms or molecules - for
propulsion.
To stay in that exact spot, the craft will
use a field emission electric
propulsion engine, which ejects
ions of liquid metal cesium to exert a miniscule thrust to counter tiny forces on the craft, such as the sunlight itself.
Two types of electric rockets are currently in
use: the
ion thruster, which generates thrust
using a beam of positive xenon
ions, and the Hall thruster, which
uses xenon
ions and electrons for
propulsion.
Propulsion: Solar - electric propulsion using three gimballed NSTAR ion engines and monopropellant reaction contr
Propulsion: Solar - electric
propulsion using three gimballed NSTAR ion engines and monopropellant reaction contr
propulsion using three gimballed NSTAR
ion engines and monopropellant reaction control system.
Dawn Spacecraft
used solar electric
ion propulsion to first rendezvous and orbit Vesta and then travelled to Vesta.
April 14th The NEXT - C
ion propulsion engine has successfully completed a Critical Design Review conducted by NASA and is planned for
use on the agency's 2021 DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) mission.
Excessive power not
used for
propulsion, as well as that recovered during braking, is stored in a 9 kWh lithium -
ion battery, which can also be charged at the outlet.
This electric vehicle
uses a 16.5 - kWh lithium -
ion propulsion battery rechargeable energy storage system with a liquid thermal management system and active control.
EV Drive —
using its electric
propulsion motor and lithium -
ion battery pack drives the front wheels for short distances under light loads (with the engine turned off).