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Re:The revolutionary ion engine that took spacecraft to Ceres by LaneRendell on Monday March 09, 2015 @04:22PM (#9173736)
The only down shot is the acceleration of an ion engine is god awful. But seems the best way to go if you don't care about time needed to get going (and slow down).
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