Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!gomez.pa@PARC-MAXC.ARPA
From: gomez.pa@PARC-MAXC.ARPA@sri-unix.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.space
Subject: Ion drive
Message-ID: <3878@sri-arpa.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 5-Aug-83 15:15:59 EDT
Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.3878
Posted: Fri Aug  5 15:15:59 1983
Date-Received: Sun, 7-Aug-83 05:05:59 EDT
Lines: 4

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory has been working on mercury drive systems for
a long time. In fact, the (now defunct) Halley-Tempel 2 mission was going to
use ion drive for the cruise portions. I suggest you contact the Public Education
office at JPL for more info (213) 354-4321.