| NASA Center: |
Glenn Research Center |
| Image # : |
C1961-57742 |
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| Date : |
08/31/1961
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Title
Ion Engine Inspection
Full Description
Engineer and a technician checking out Ion Engine in the Electronic
Propulsion Research Building at Lewis Research Center. The Ion engine uses
electrostatic charge, something like pulling hot socks out of a clothes dryer.
The electrostatic charge pushes the socks away from each other. The fuel used by
this device is Xenon, a gas that is four times heavier than air. Although ion
engines have been around for decades, they were not used by NASA to propel
spacecraft until the late 1990s. The Lewis Research Center is now the John
Glenn Research Center.
Keywords
ERPB Electronic Propulsion Research Building Ion Engine Lewis Research Center
Subject Category
Rocket Propulsion,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
GRC
- Center Number:
C1961-57742
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-000388
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: Paul Riedel, Bill Bowles
- Original Source: DIGITAL
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