{"id":9544,"date":"2014-12-30T02:02:11","date_gmt":"2014-12-30T07:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=9544"},"modified":"2014-12-30T02:02:11","modified_gmt":"2014-12-30T07:02:11","slug":"video-ion-propulsion-and-the-dawn-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=9544","title":{"rendered":"Video: Ion propulsion and the Dawn mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A quick intro to ion propulsion from NASA JPL:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Ion propulsion isn\u2019t something found only in science fiction. JPL engineer Mike Meacham looks at how ion engines are being used to drive NASA&#8217;s Dawn spacecraft through the solar system. Dawn is approaching dwarf planet Ceres in the main asteroid belt with arrival expected in March 2015. Previously, Dawn orbited Vesta, the second-largest body in the asteroid belt. Learn how ion propulsion works and why it&#8217;s the reason Dawn will be the first spacecraft ever to orbit two solar system bodies. More about Dawn at: <a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/dawn.jpl.nasa.gov\/\" href=\"http:\/\/dawn.jpl.nasa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/dawn.jpl.nasa.gov\/<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5OFgJwdZxRc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A quick intro to ion propulsion from NASA JPL: Ion propulsion isn\u2019t something found only in science fiction. JPL engineer Mike Meacham looks at how ion engines are being used to drive NASA&#8217;s Dawn spacecraft through the solar system. Dawn is approaching dwarf planet Ceres in the main asteroid belt with arrival expected in March &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=9544\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Video: Ion propulsion and the Dawn mission<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[75,22,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-asteroids","category-education","category-space-systems"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-2tW","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9572,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=9572","url_meta":{"origin":9544,"position":0},"title":"Dawn probe moves closer to dwarf planet Ceres","author":"TopSpacer","date":"January 4, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"NASA's\u00a0Dawn\u00a0is getting closer to Ceres, the largest asteroid and now classified as a dwarf planet. 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