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Robby-Robert — Reeve does a course correction burn by-nc

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Published: 2014-10-21 04:02:30 +0000 UTC; Views: 1186; Favourites: 19; Downloads: 40
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Description On it's way to Jupiter space, the interplanetary vessel, Reeve, conducts a course correction burn, before entering orbit.
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LordOmegaZ [2015-04-04 19:04:04 +0000 UTC]

are those ion engines? ?

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Robby-Robert In reply to LordOmegaZ [2015-04-04 21:54:25 +0000 UTC]

I was thinking along those lines. maybe a plasma drive?
"I ain't no physicist, but I know what matters!" Popeye!
Robert.

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LordOmegaZ In reply to Robby-Robert [2015-04-04 22:21:06 +0000 UTC]

so... VASIMR drive?

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Robby-Robert In reply to LordOmegaZ [2015-04-14 03:46:28 +0000 UTC]

Yeah! That's what it was/is called. I just came across an article about it on Huffpo.
www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04…
Thanks!
Robert.

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Robby-Robert In reply to LordOmegaZ [2015-04-05 22:13:51 +0000 UTC]

Yeah! Sure. I can't remember if that's Chang-Diaz's system or not.
It's supposed to take us to Mars in 39 days. Better than 6 months or longer.
What the frack is taking these guys so long!?
 
Robert.

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LordOmegaZ In reply to Robby-Robert [2015-04-05 23:04:45 +0000 UTC]

D

we still have good ol' ion engines :3

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