starship-design: [Fwd: The Incredible Ions of Space Transportation]

[Curtis Manges <clmanges@worldnet.att.net>]

I thought you'd get a charge out of this . . . ;-)

NASA Science News wrote:

> NASA Science News for June 16, 2000
>
> After nearly 40 years of development and the successful flight of
> Deep Space 1 in 1998-1999, ion propulsion has now entered the
> mainstream of propulsion options available for deep-space
> missions. FULL STORY at
>
> http://spacescience.com/headlines/y2000/ast15jun_1.htm?list
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