New Project: Build an Ionic Thruster like NASA Uses for Space Propulsion

An ion thruster produces a flow of air even though it has no moving parts. A version of this seemingly impossible device is used on a larger scale to propel deep space probes for NASA. The advantage to this system over others is that you need only an electrical source […]

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