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The Voyagers didn't have today's ion engines. I don't know how much that gains us, though, as the main speed gain was by leeching momentum from planets' momenta
by Aachen 3y ago
The Voyagers didn't have today's ion engines. I don't know how much that gains us, though, as the main speed gain was by leeching momentum from planets' momenta, rather than from the hydrazine thrusters it carries