Dawn’s Xenon Ion Thrusters
Celestia particle system demonstration: ion thrusters on the Dawn spacecraft. Solar electric propulsion is the enabling technology for Dawn’s mission to the asteroids Ceres and Vesta. In the simulation, a Gaussian distribution of initial particle positions is used to produce the brighter ‘core’ of the jet. Video Rating: 3 / 5
NASA experiments with California Earth Minerals ION-MIN Calcium Montmorillonite
NASA experiments with California Earth Minerals ION-MIN Calcium Montmorillonite Edible Living Clay Ionic Minerals on the Discovery Channel – Eat Clay, Live Well, Detoxify – Visit www.californiaearthminerals.com Video Rating: 5 / 5
NASA Cassini Significant Events 08/04/10 – 08/10/10
NASA Cassini Significant Events 08/04/10 – 08/10/10 The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Aug. 10 from the Deep Space Network tracking complex at Goldstone, California. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and all subsystems are operating normally. Read more on SpaceRef Countdown To Vesta Let the countdown begin. NASA’s […]
Solar Sailing
Would you like to get around in space using only the energy from the Sun? Watch the HR MacMillan Space Centre demonstrate this idea of solar sailing. A renewable energy source is needed for deep space travel and this might just do the trick. sfx by Cosmic D Video Rating: 0 / 5 The Zephyr […]
NASA gets set for next technological leaps
NASA gets set for next technological leaps Science editor Alan Boyle’s Weblog: On-orbit rocket filling stations and new kinds of engines for deep-space travel are at the top of NASA’s wish list for new technologies. NASA – Technology – Space – Alan Boyle – Education Read more on MSNBC Latest News Do you like this […]
Major Clint Abell holds an ion sensor for a diesel engine
A few nice ION ENGINE images I found: Major Clint Abell holds an ion sensor for a diesel engine Image by Argonne National Laboratory Air Force Fellows Clint Abell and Jeff Gillen work on Smarter Diesel Engine (SDE) 21 Image by Argonne National Laboratory
How much time for Vasimr to get to other planets?
Question by Anonymous: How much time for Vasimr to get to other planets? I heard of something called Vasimr on the Science Channel, I was watching Earth Exodus. It said it could get us to Jupiter in a matter of months. So, the question is, how much time to be exact to get to Mars, […]
GM sets price for electric Chevy Volt
GM sets price for electric Chevy Volt Automaker places $US41,000 price tag on new model. 29 Jul 2010 7:46 AM Read more on Business Spectator
HD: VASIMR Booster Stage Firing For 5 Seconds
This video shows what it’s like to fire the VASIMR plasma rocket, the highest power steady-state electric propulsion device in the world, located in Houston TX. Video was taken with the VholdR HD solid-state video camera which sports a wide angle lens. The VASIMR VX-200 rocket is located within a vacuum chamber, which simulates the […]
Solar sail experiment could test Einstein hypothesis
Solar sail experiment could test Einstein hypothesis A physics professor has proposed using a solar sail to confirm a side-effect of Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity. Read more on The Christian Science Monitor
VASIMR Fires At Full Power For 15 Seconds
This video shows the VASIMR VX-200 during a 30 second firing of it’s first stage, and a 15 second firing of it’s second stage. www.AdAstraRocket.com The Astra Rocket Companys VASIMR® VX-200 rocket prototype reached its highly-coveted 200 kW maximum power milestone at 11:59 am (CST) September 30th 2009 in tests conducted at the companys Houston […]
VASIMR VX-200, HD
VASIMR VX-200, HD www.AdAstraRocket.com
X-Prize rolls down to wire after a long road
X-Prize rolls down to wire after a long road It’s down to the wire for the Progressive Insurance Automotive X-Prize — a competition announced in April 2008 as a way to spur the development of clean, high-mileage vehicles. Read more on MSNBC
2002 Deep Space One 2 of 5
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Chevy Volt priced at $41,000
Chevy Volt priced at $41,000 General Motors announced the final price of its Chevrolet Volt electric car Tuesday afternoon, but it’s the lease rate that will probably be most interesting to consumers.. Read more on CNN Money
MANKIND(If I Ever Lose My Faith In You)NASA:DAWN-MISSION
NASA Reinstates Dawn Asteroid Mission The Dawn of Time by Staff Writers Washington DC (SPX) Mar 27, 2006 NASA officials announced Monday that the agency has decided to reinstate the Dawn mission, a robotic exploration of two major asteroids that had been canceled earlier this month because of technical problems and cost overruns. The new […]
Chevy Volt gains US$41k price, 8-year battery warranty
Chevy Volt gains US$41k price, 8-year battery warranty Three and a half years after unveiling a concept version of the Chevy Volt range-extended electric car, General Motors is finally answering the question of its price. Read more on cnet.com.au
Gravitec testing at NASA LEEIF of asymmetric capacitor 2
This shows the same vacuum test as before but illustrates the device used and the LEEIF vacuum chamber at NSSTC NASA.
Plasma Exhaust From The VASIMR VX-200i, HD
This is one test firing in a series of experiments with the VASIMR VX-200 plasma rocket prototype. The rocket’s 1st stage (a Helicon plasma source) was fired at 30 kW using a state-of-the-art solid state RF power supply, and the rocket’s 2nd stage was fired at 109 kW using a second solid state RF power […]
Project Dawn – Keep Track On Nibiru
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft will employ ion propulsion units to explore two of the asteroid belt’s most intriguing and dissimilar occupants: asteroid Vesta and the dwarf planet Ceres, formerly cataloged by NASA as Planet X and known by the ancient Sumerians as Nibiru. The goal of NASAs Project Dawn is to characterize the conditions and processes […]