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Ion engine enters space race

Started by Rick, Apr 17, 2008, 17:06:58

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Apr 17, 2008, 17:06:58
This laboratory in a leafy part of Hampshire is where defence and security firm Qinetiq develops and tests its ion engines - a technology that will take spacecraft to the planets, powered by the Sun.

More: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7346789.stm
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