Ion engine

An ion engine was a type of engine that created thrust by using electricity to accelerate ions. Ion engines could be used in faster-than-light propulsion systems aboard starships and shuttlecraft.
In 2259, a computer simulation aboard suggested that the comet C/2260-Quentin striking the M-class planet Persephone III would leave no survivors. Spock proposed using four ion engines programmed to fire in sequence to account for the comet's rotation as a means to redirect it. ()
The Class F shuttlecraft was equipped with an ion engine that was ed by a matter-antimatter reaction. It was capable of matching speeds of a starship at warp. ()
==See also== 
*Ion drive
*Ion propulsion
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Category:Propulsion technology