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

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.

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🟣 Guest: Dr. Dan Fries

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📜 Advanced Electric Propulsion Systems with Optimal Specific Impulses for Fast Interstellar Precursor Missions

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/385172298_Advanced_Electric_Propulsion_Systems_with_Optimal_Specific_Impulses_for_Fast_Interstellar_Precursor_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

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