• [Interview] Ion Engines for The Solar Gravitational Lens and Beyond

  • Dec 18 2024
  • Length: 40 mins
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[Interview] Ion Engines for The Solar Gravitational Lens and Beyond

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  • Ion engines can be a very efficient way to travel not only through our Solar System but even beyond. What kinds of ion engines are there? How are they different? What kind of missions can we expect? Finding out in this interview. 🦄 Get the extra part for free here: pattern.com/universetoday 🟣 Guest: Dr. Dan Fries https://engr.uky.edu/people/dan-fries 📜 Advanced Electric Propulsion Systems with Optimal Specific Impulses for Fast Interstellar Precursor Missions https://www.researchgate.net/publication/385172298AdvancedElectricPropulsionSystemswithOptimalSpecificImpulsesforFastInterstellarPrecursor_Missions 00:00 Intro 01:20 What are ion engines 11:49 Possible Missions 18:15 Solar gravitational lens 30:42 Interstellar travel 34:04 Bonus part 35:10 Current obsessions 38:19 More interviews 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/QgLE-tFUVow 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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