Greg,
By 'ion motor' I take it you are referring to the Ammonia powered arcjet. I did not realise that the two were synonymous. The following items would indeed suggest that they are similar if not the same concept.
http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/SMART-1/SEMLB6XO4HD_0.html http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/A/arcjet.html
Historically, I have had a much different idea of ion drive which did not involve ejecting gas at high speed. If anyone has the time, I would appreciate being enlightened.
73 de
Félim M3HIM IO91ot Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg D." ko6th_greg@hotmail.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2006 8:28 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: I: ionic propulsion motor
How does this compare to the ion motor we had on AO-40? Also, is there an English translation anywhere? I get the general idea looking at the pictures, but the details escape me.
Thanks,
Greg KO6TH
----Original Message Follows---- From: "Francesco Grappi" f.grappi@tin.it To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] I: ionic propulsion motor Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2006 10:47:14 +0200
HI Luc,
Very interesting animation and explanation ... Thank you 73" Francesco IW4DVZ
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di Luc Leblanc VE2DWE Inviato: sabato 2 settembre 2006 9.27 A: AMSAT-BB@amsat.org Oggetto: [amsat-bb] ionic propulsion motor
HI
Here is a link explaining the ionic motor propulsion system with a nice animation (in French) the SMART-1 first lunar European space probe will crash on the moon on
September
3 at 0541 UTC.
Could be usable for our HEO fleet? It seems pretty simple at the first
look.
http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/AFPanimation/SmartFR3008/
"-" The medium is the message...The content is the audience...;)
Luc Leblanc VE2DWE Skype VE2DWE www.qsl.net/ve2dwe
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