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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: deep_eyes on January 05, 2004, 10:49:17 pm

Title: Project Prometheus revisited & Ion Drive...(Successful!)
Post by: deep_eyes on January 05, 2004, 10:49:17 pm

Does this have promise:

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=6416


:thepimp:

Title: Project Prometheus revisited & Ion Drive...(Successful!)
Post by: Thorn on January 05, 2004, 11:16:45 pm

The dancing GIR image would be appropriate here...

Title: Project Prometheus revisited & Ion Drive...(Successful!)
Post by: diamondgeezer on January 06, 2004, 02:53:18 am

I asked an online 8-ball about the potential for this system, and after a bit of buggering about it said that the ion drive woul be a sure-fire success. Time to start buying shares...

Title: Project Prometheus revisited & Ion Drive...(Successful!)
Post by: Shrike on January 06, 2004, 03:33:14 am

Bring back Project Orion!

Title: Project Prometheus revisited & Ion Drive...(Successful!)
Post by: an0n on January 06, 2004, 03:35:38 am

We can't. We need the nukes for our attack on Cana......eerr......'Iran'.

Title: Project Prometheus revisited & Ion Drive...(Successful!)
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on January 06, 2004, 03:36:32 am

Feh. Give me PDWEs anyday.

Title: Project Prometheus revisited & Ion Drive...(Successful!)
Post by: Flaser on January 06, 2004, 10:05:25 am

Nuclear/Plasma engines will still own them - but there has to be an alternative until we have a working model.

Title: Project Prometheus revisited & Ion Drive...(Successful!)
Post by: Ashrak on January 06, 2004, 10:34:10 am

mmmmm space the final frontier :)