alaska Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 This should be fun for a day or so. Here's an image for you. Now you have to guess whether this is real, or somthing from sci-fi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psheldrake1 Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Ion engine what type, you know Most likely Sodium But what do I know about engines.....I'm a doctor dam it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloany Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 I agree it is an ion drive. Is it the one from the deep space 1 probe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloany Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Sorry to double post but if it is then xenon is the fuel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaska Posted February 1, 2005 Author Share Posted February 1, 2005 Well that was fun for all of about 10 minutes. ;) I thought that by p[osting at six in the morning my time people would still be drinkin' coffee... Congrats to the two smarties that solves my puzzle in under 15 minutes of it being posted. Yes it is an Ion engine, and yes it is off the DS1 probe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zgamesforu Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 DS1 ahh that was the name!!!! i've been tring to remeber the name for like 3 months now. Yea DS1 was powered with a xenon particle flow. The xenon was ionized then shot out of the engine with the help of mesh that was negatively charged. And the energy used to ionize the xenon was gathered from solar energy. They used xenon because it is the heaviest, most stable element known to exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloany Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Sorry we solved it so quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaska Posted February 1, 2005 Author Share Posted February 1, 2005 Sorry we solved it so quickly. Don't be sorry. It's nice to see that you guys are so on the ball when it comes to science! Captain zgamesforu, they also used xenon because it's a lot easier to maintain as a gas in low temp than Cesium or Mercury. Also it's a lot cleaner to deal with that the byproducts of the other materials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zgamesforu Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 That's a good point, i never would have thought that a low tripple point would be important, but then i remembered space being like near absolute zero. oh well, i guess i just need some coffee. Now that's a propellant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonHelton Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 I remember this photo...... I actually got excited, for a change! :cyclops: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thanatos355 Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 they make a pill for that now man! sheesh! no wonder you're not married! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psheldrake1 Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 This should be fun for a day or so. Here's an image for you. Now you have to guess whether this is real' date=' or somthing from sci-fi! [/quote'] Of course, it does look like something that came out my but one day. The flame that is . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyver12 Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 I saw the special that Discovery did on DS1. The mission plan was to send it out to rendezvous with a comet and take detailed pictures. This was to be the first test of the ion engine. They were also testing a new advance nav system that could make self correcting course corrections based on pictures the probe took through out the trip. Things were going fine for the first 20 minuets the engine was on, then the engine cut out. After 12 to 24 hours, they were able to get the engine going again. The rest of the mission went as planed except that the nav system broke down somewhere and the probe was about 100 miles of course. The problem was that the comet was to dark in the pictures the probe took so the nav system couldn’t get a fix on it. They tried a last minuet ground controlled correction, but they were not able to get as close to the comet as they wanted to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 This is no engine. This is a microwaveoven. :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yelluh Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 obviously it is some gold coloured aluminum foil.. wrapped aroud a plastic ring and a cheap flashlight. Therefore it must be science. If it where Sci-Fi it would look much better...as everything on film or tv looks better ;) Now thats logic... :stare: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaska Posted February 4, 2005 Author Share Posted February 4, 2005 Of course, it does look like something that came out my but one day. The flame that is . Alrighty then! The next probe we launch can carry a pressurized cylinder of chili and use psheldrake1's ass as a propulsion system! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thanatos355 Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 Of course, it does look like something that came out my but one day. The flame that is . Alrighty then! The next probe we launch can carry a pressurized cylinder of chili and use psheldrake1's ass as a propulsion system! lmfao, oh man!!!! that's just great! i have a friend we could send along, as a second 'propulsion system'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonHelton Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 Alrighty then! The next probe we launch can carry a pressurized cylinder of chili and use psheldrake1's ass as a propulsion system! Surgeon General's Warning: Never drink soda & read these boards! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thanatos355 Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 Alrighty then! The next probe we launch can carry a pressurized cylinder of chili and use psheldrake1's ass as a propulsion system! Surgeon General's Warning: Never drink soda & read these boards! :D well, what do you suggest we spew all over our monitors ehh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonHelton Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 well' date=' what do you suggest we spew all over our monitors ehh?[/quote'] It's your fault! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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