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#51 2023-11-07 12:39:39

Mars_B4_Moon
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Re: Ionization of Gas, Ion/plasma Acceleration, plasma - Containment and plasma Channeling

Ion drives were almost laughed at in the past very weak form of propulsion some people said, they commented it may only boost a station module into a higher orbit over a long period of time but now the technology and improved somewhat so there is discussion of Earth to Moon to other planets including Mars or TMI

It will be used on the Lunar Space Station

High-power propulsion for gateway will be electric blue
https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/High … e_999.html

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