Ion engines can be a very efficient way to travel not only through our Solar System but even beyond. What kinds of ion engines are there? Finding out in this interview. 🦄 Get the extra part for free here:pattern.com/universetoday🟣 Guest: Dr. Dan Frieshttps://engr.uky.edu/people/dan-fries📜 Advanced Electric Propulsion Systems with Optimal Specific Impulses for Fast Interstellar Precursor Missionshttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/385172298_Advanced_Electric_Propulsion_Systems_with_Optimal_Specific_Impulses_for_Fast_Interstellar_Precursor_Missions00:00 Intro01:20 What are ion engines11:49 Possible Missions18:15 Solar gravitational lens30:42 Interstellar travel34:04 Bonus part35:10 Current obsessions38:19 More interviews📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/QgLE-tFUVow📰 GUIDE TO SPACE NewsletterNo ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/📩 CONTACT FRASER[email protected]⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)