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[The electricity for this remarkable system can be provided by solar arrays, as on Deep Space 1 and Dawn, or by a nuclear ... Deep Space 1, using less than 74 kg (163 pounds) of xenon, accelerated by about 4.3 kilometers/second (9600 miles/hour). This is greater than any spacecraft has ever been able to change its speed.
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nmp.nasa.gov/ds1/tech/sep.html
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Deep Space 1 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Deep Space 1 (DS1) of the NASA New Millennium Program is a spacecraft dedicated to testing its payload of advanced, high risk technologies. Launched on 24 October 1998, three of twelve technologies o...
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Deep Space 1 (DS1), the first of NASA's New Millennium Program missions, tested 12 advanced technologies and instruments in space. DS1's flight testing of new technologies pioneered the way for future spacecraft and missions to have an arsenal of revolutionary technical capabilities for exploring the universe.
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www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/about/history/ds1.html
www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/about/history/ds1.html
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Deep Space 1 space exploration ... Deep Space 1; Credit - NASA ... Deep Space 1 (DS1) was a primarily a technology demonstration probe powered by an ion engine, although the spacecraft also flew by asteroid and cometary targets. DS1 was immensely successful, the mission being extended several times.
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www.astronautix.com/craft/deepace1.htm
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The Deep Space 1 is the first of a series of technology demonstration probes being developed by NASA's New Millennium Program. ... The Deep Space 1 spacecraft is built on an octagonal aluminum frame bus which is 1.1 x 1.1 x 1.5 m in size. With instruments and systems attached, the spacecraft measures 2.5 m high, 2.1 m deep,
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www.solarviews.com/eng/deepspace1.htm
www.solarviews.com/eng/deepspace1.htm
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Right: An artist's concept depicts the Deep Space 1 probe with its ion engine operating at full thrust. (Links to 571x377-pixel, 33K JPG). ... April 6, 1999: The ion propulsion system on Deep Space 1 is the culmination of over 50 years of development on electric engine systems in space. Launched on Oct. 24, 1998,
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science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/prop06apr99_2.htm
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"Deep Space 1 tested these advanced technologies so that other missions wouldn't have to bear the costs of being first," explains Marc Rayman, the Deep Space 1 Project Manager at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. "And it was a big success."
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science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast19sep_1.htm
science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast19sep_1.htm
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Deep Space 1 sets record with ion propulsion system by flying over 200 days. Will NASA use it in future ... ion propulsion, already has proved its worth aboard NASA's Deep Space 1 probe. The spacecraft this week logged a record 200 days operating its ion-drive engine. That's more accumulated engine time than any other...
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