ESA Ion-Propulsion Craft Reaches The Moon
Tuesday, November 16th, 2004Rollie Hawk at slashdot.org writes “It ain’t warp speed, but it’s exciting new technology at work! The European Space Agency put an ion-propelled rocket into lunar orbit today. While not much horsepower is generated, this method of propulsion could be ideal for travel in near-weightless space as it does not require any combustion to occur.”
