Post 2557043 by ontploffing@writing.exchange
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(DIR) Post #2556332 by SuricrasiaOnline@cybre.space
2019-01-02T20:51:26Z
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Let's make a probe like New Horizons but stick a really beefy ion thruster so it can continuously accelerate and get places FAST
(DIR) Post #2556401 by starlit@glitch.social
2019-01-02T20:53:11Z
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@SuricrasiaOnline goodness just hook one of those up directly to my body.
(DIR) Post #2556466 by InvaderXan@kitty.town
2019-01-02T20:55:37Z
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@SuricrasiaOnline Doesn’t New Horizons already have a pretty beefy ion thruster? It’s already the fastest spacecraft we’ve ever built!
(DIR) Post #2556532 by SuricrasiaOnline@cybre.space
2019-01-02T20:58:34Z
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@InvaderXan No, New Horizons uses hydrazine monopropellant to do course corrections. I don't think it uses it to speed up or slow down, just to make tiny adjustments.The Dawn spacecraft which visited Vesta and Ceres did have an ion thruster. There are probs others too..
(DIR) Post #2556674 by InvaderXan@kitty.town
2019-01-02T21:01:54Z
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@SuricrasiaOnline Trouble with ion thrusters is they don’t produce all that much thrust. I suspect it would take quite a while to reach New Horizons velocities. We should invent new and cooler kinds of spacecraft thrusters IMO! Or IDK, we could just kit something out with a LOT of ion thrusters maybe...
(DIR) Post #2556753 by SuricrasiaOnline@cybre.space
2019-01-02T21:03:56Z
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@InvaderXan it does take a long time, but the efficiency of the engine during that time is extremely high. so if we're patient, we could get something going *extremely* fast for relatively little energy. if we use all the same techniques that were used to get new horizons up to speed and used ion thrusters in addition, we could probably go *very* fast.and that thought is so cool to me
(DIR) Post #2556839 by InvaderXan@kitty.town
2019-01-02T21:06:26Z
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@SuricrasiaOnline Yeah, the efficiency is really impressive. Also, with the right power source, running out of fuel would be less of a concern... 🤔
(DIR) Post #2557043 by ontploffing@writing.exchange
2019-01-02T21:13:25Z
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@SuricrasiaOnline Somehow I don't think NASA will approve naming the probe:"New Horizons [nightcore remix]"
(DIR) Post #2557078 by drewcassidy@mastodon.social
2019-01-02T21:14:54Z
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@SuricrasiaOnline would need an onboard nuclear reactor to power it
(DIR) Post #2557108 by SuricrasiaOnline@cybre.space
2019-01-02T21:15:51Z
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@drewcassidy hell yeah
(DIR) Post #2557190 by hierarchon@cybre.space
2019-01-02T21:18:43Z
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@ontploffing @SuricrasiaOnline New Horizons But Every Time It Emits An Ion It Gets Faster
(DIR) Post #2557197 by drewcassidy@mastodon.social
2019-01-02T21:18:51Z
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@SuricrasiaOnline I saw a proposal for a Pluto orbiter that used ion-solar propulsion in the lower solar system to get up to speed, then did capture with chemical rockets
(DIR) Post #2557296 by Newpa_Hasai@mastodon.social
2019-01-02T21:21:44Z
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@SuricrasiaOnline Resurrect JIMO! (or at least things like HiPEP and TOPAZ-II)
(DIR) Post #2557306 by SuricrasiaOnline@cybre.space
2019-01-02T21:21:57Z
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@drewcassidy oh my god want
(DIR) Post #2599814 by ontploffing@writing.exchange
2019-01-03T15:36:24Z
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@hierarchon @SuricrasiaOnline New Horizons 2: Newer HorizonsNew Horizons 2: Now That's What I Call ProbingNew Horizons 2: When Planetesimals Collide