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minus-squareShrike502@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·1 year agoAren’t there actual ion thrusters on interplanetary probes?
minus-squarePolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoNot in interplanetary probes afaik, NASA tested them successfully in 1964, and Soviets used few hundreds of them for satellite stabilisation since 70’s. Tiangong station also use them for stabilisation.
minus-squarespauldolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoYes, a few. Dawn, Deep Space 1, BepiColumbo, and a few others.
Aren’t there actual ion thrusters on interplanetary probes?
Not in interplanetary probes afaik, NASA tested them successfully in 1964, and Soviets used few hundreds of them for satellite stabilisation since 70’s. Tiangong station also use them for stabilisation.
Yes, a few. Dawn, Deep Space 1, BepiColumbo, and a few others.