Probe's Ion engine far exceeds expectations of JPL, Hughes
The futuristic ion engine powering NASA's Deep Space 1 probe toward an encounter with Comet Borrelly this September has run for more than 10,000 hours - 50 times longer than was initially required. The engine only needed to complete 200 hours of operation to be considered a success. But on March 21...
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