I’ve always been fascinated by space travel. So, when NASA announced their new Solar Electric propulsion system… I was like woooah! Using the power for Solar energy to power space travel, it’s a no brainer … it’s the future of deep space travel!
“In a press release, NASA stated that the propulsion system could be used on robotic missions to an asteroid and in other missions related to their Journey to Mars program.
Compared to chemical propulsion (the type of propulsion that rockets use to escape Earth’s gravity well and reach orbit), SEP has lower thrust but is more fuel-efficient and can provide thrust for longer periods of time. For these reasons, SEP works well in the vacuum of space, particularly on spacecraft with long mission lifetimes.”
Source: NASA via Techcrunch
