An Ion drive space engine has been used on aircraft for first time!
Imagine an aircraft engine that has no moving parts, produces no harmful exhaust and makes no noise. That’s what researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US have created by adapting a technology previously only used in spacecraft so it can power flight over the...
Is this the Ion Thruster that Might Send Humans to the Red Planet?
NASA has been developing an Ion Thruster for a future mission to Mars. Last week the prototype device broke several records - does that mean t the technology is finally on track to take humans to the Red Planet within the next 20 years? Images the X3 ion...