5A NASA ion engine while under test at the Glenn Research Center. It can propel spacecrafts to speeds of up to 320,000 km per hour(i.ibb.co)posted 5 months ago byBlaze@reddthat.comin interestingasfuck@lemm.eeView comments7 commentssavehidereportSource: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEXT_(ion_thruster) Sort:HotTopControversialNewOldYou are viewing a single thread.View all comments View context [ +- ]wisha@lemmy.ml1 point5 months agoThe grandparent comment is correct. There is no such thing as engine-specific “maximum speed”. If you add more fuel, you can always go faster (until the speed of light). permalinksavereportparentreply
