Re: JIMO and more?

From: John Schutkeker (jschutkeker_at_sbcglobal.net.nospam)
Date: 02/19/05 

Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 22:06:12 GMT

Aidan Karley <aidan@mynameplus1.demon.co.uk.invalid> wrote in
news:VA.0000054a.06505ae8@mynameplus1.demon.co.uk.invalid:

> In article <Xns95F360384DA90lkajehoriuasldfjknak@151.164.30.48>, John
> Schutkeker wrote:
>> An ion drive is an electric engine.
>>
> Yes.
> But that doesn't mean that it'll be able to do the job you
> require of it.
>

What's the impediment? If you run it in a frictionless part of space (away
from an atmosphere), all of the engine thrust will couple into vehicle
speed. It may take a month or two to break orbit, but that's how ion
drives work. Have I missed something? 

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