EPISODE · May 12, 2026 · 2 MIN
1650: "Ion Drives"
from Interesting Things with JC · host JC
Interesting Things with JC #1650: "Ion Drives" – An engine produces less force than a postcard weighs, yet it keeps pushing a spacecraft across billions of miles of space; chemical rockets burn hard and stop quickly, while ion drives keep accelerating atoms through a vacuum long after the violent launch is over.
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