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I don't think ion thrusters would work, for the balloon to maintain orbit you'd still be somewhere with enough atmospheric drag to be a problem. Ion thrusters o
by kevin_nisbet 3y ago
I don't think ion thrusters would work, for the balloon to maintain orbit you'd still be somewhere with enough atmospheric drag to be a problem. Ion thrusters only produce millinewtons worth of thrust, so they're very much relying on a no drag environment and the ability to run for continuous use for weeks to years.
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> don't think ion thrusters would work They wouldn't. That's why they're aiming to use plasma thrusters.
- gpm 3y agoIon thrusters to change orbits from the insertion orbit to the operating orbit, i.e. once you're already in space with negligible atmosphere.