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NASA Jet Propulsion Lab: Ion Engines Interactive is supplemented by Science Buddies: Ion Engine Background
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Informational text on ion engine technology, written by a scientist and supplemented with schematics & photographs.


NASA Jet Propulsion Lab: Ion Engines Interactive is supplemented by Ion Propulsion Fact Sheet
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An informative article by NASA's Glenn Research Center --  appropriate for high school physics and/or content support for teachers.


NASA Jet Propulsion Lab: Ion Engines Interactive same topic as Radioisotope Power Systems
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A multimedia overview of radioisotope power systems, a type of nuclear energy technology for powering spacecraft, widely used for 50+ years, but being gradually replaced by technologies such as ion propulsion engines.



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