Today we’re going to put our scientific eye-on-propulsion. (See what I did there?)
I don’t know about you, but when I see a nice blue-colored flame coming from ANYTHING, my immediate response is as follows:
WICKED
So today, in honor (or honour, as Ben would say) of the successful Hayabusa mission, I’m going to give you a VERY brief, VERY simple explanation on Ion Propulsion technology.