RegularJoe@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoAn in-space propulsion company just raised a staggering amount of moneyarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down13cross-posted to: spaceflight@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up134arrow-down1external-linkAn in-space propulsion company just raised a staggering amount of moneyarstechnica.comRegularJoe@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square11fedilinkcross-posted to: spaceflight@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareBimfred@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 months agoBut exactly because of that, they don’t have yeet. Long periods of low thrust are great for long duration missions, like satellites, stations and interplanetary probes, awful for a TLI burn.
But exactly because of that, they don’t have yeet. Long periods of low thrust are great for long duration missions, like satellites, stations and interplanetary probes, awful for a TLI burn.