Therefore, similar to an ion thruster, slow and steady does indeed win the race. The fundamental concept behind this kind of thing hasn't existed for very long, right? What has been the main obstacle to using these on larger craft up until now, and how is this different? I apologise; I don't understand any of the technical jargon, so if it was explained in the article, I missed it.
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Therefore, similar to an ion thruster, slow and steady does indeed win the race. The fundamental concept behind this kind of thing hasn't existed for very long, right? What has been the main obstacle to using these on larger craft up until now, and how is this different? I apologise; I don't understand any of the technical jargon, so if it was explained in the article, I missed it.