>>13541308>I can’t find it right now but I saw some wikipedia page for a possible 25+N ion thruster. Thrust isn't a problem with Ions, if you want high thrust just rise the mass flow rate or inject cold propellant, you can sacrifice ISP for thrust very easily with ions but no one does this because it's simply wasteful.
>How good are the ones going up in Gateway aren’t they supposed to be good?I don't remember, they have a ton of power, something like 50 kW iirc
>And then there was that proposed mars ship that would launch from gateway.That's just SLS shills trying to justify their little space station, there is not a single reason to park to gateway when going to Mars.
>What is the current best (realistic) design (ie not vasimir)Hall effect imo but you should ask expert if you want to know for sure.
>how much can it carry to marsHow much can a vehicle deliver to the beach? It's the kind of question you asked.
You need to be more specific, the larger you make your ion drive and solar arrays the more it'll carry.
>how fast can it get you there compared to methalox starshipSlower, that's for sure, depends how efficient you want to be with your drive, as I said you can easily trade ISP for thrust.
