1. Ion Rockets
... Safe Mode After Ion Engine Falters" on p. 37, 16 November 1998; on the successful restart "Long Firing of Ion Engine Meets DS1 ...
2. Ion Rockets
... 33) Ion Rockets . Deep Space 1 . SMART 1. ... The ion rocket is another means of providing thrust, more gradually but also more efficiently than a conventional rocket. ...
4. Program ID 6901: GHRS Cycle 6: PHA/Ion/Threshold Adjustment Tests
... Also included is one ion test which is a PHA of twice normal threshold to look for ion events (which accelerate back up the 22 kV potential of the tube, liberate electrons from the photocathode, and produce events of twice normal energy (this should be a ...
6. APOD: May 14, 1997 - Hale-Bopp's Fickle Ion Tail
... May 14, 1997 . Hale-Bopp's Fickle Ion Tail . Credit and Copyright: A. Dimai, D. Ghirardo and R. Volcan ( Col Druscie Obs. ... ACC ) . Explanation: What's happening to Comet Hale-Bopp's blue ion tail? ...
7. An Ion Drive for Deep Space 1
... Astronomy Picture of the Day . An Ion Drive for Deep Space 1 . << Yesterday . 26.10.1998 . Tomorrow >> . ... Program , JPL , NASA Explanation: Space travel entered the age of the ion drive Saturday with the launch of Deep Space 1 , a ...