tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18052302.post113707541877377780..comments2024-03-23T11:23:29.270-04:00Comments on Music of the Spheres: Propulsion of the (Near?) FutureFlyingSingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12015886527228889332noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18052302.post-1137119286756685772006-01-12T21:28:00.000-05:002006-01-12T21:28:00.000-05:00Ion engines have long seemed to me extremely pract...Ion engines have long seemed to me extremely practical devices. Scaling them up has just been an engineering issue rather than a fundamental physical one. Even so, this is exciting news!Anthony Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08382790561397029045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18052302.post-1137086469162253652006-01-12T12:21:00.000-05:002006-01-12T12:21:00.000-05:00Another near term possiblity for an interplanetary...Another near term possiblity for an interplanetary spacedrive is the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VASIMR" REL="nofollow">VASIMR</A> engine. I've been fascinated with this drive for some time now. They seem to be making slow, but steady progress on its development.<BR/><BR/>I need to do a Google search and see where they are at now in terms of power levels and ISP's. If I find anything interesting I'll post it over on Spaceflight Sandbox.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01637928679060945364noreply@blogger.com