Deep Space 1 restarted its xenon ion engine
Deep Space 1 restarted its xenon ion engine on Nov. 24 and it was continuing to produce thrust after a full day of operation late last week. Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineers planned to continue running the engine for at least 4 days. The engine automatically shut down after 4.5 min. on Nov. 10...
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