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An ion thruster probably https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion_thruster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion_thruster
by gpm 4y ago
An ion thruster probably
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion_thruster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion_thruster
- Fatnino 4y agoThat still needs mass in the form of a gas to push against.
- gpm 4y agoSuch as the aforementioned water...
- Fatnino 4y agoThis led me to Google around a bit and I came across this slashdot article from 10 years ago with a dead link https://m.slashdot.org/story/188821 https://m.slashdot.org/story/188821 I don't know why I didn't consider h2o molecules as ion engine propellant.