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New rocket aims for cheaper nudges in space: Plasma thruster is small, runs on inexpensive gases (Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Satellites orbiting the Earth must occasionally be nudged to stay on the correct path. MIT scientists are developing a new rocket that could make this and other spacecraft maneuvers much less ...

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created Feb 23, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (12) | comments 7




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Plasma thruster tested for Mars mission

Technology invented by ANU physicists could see expeditions to Mars become a reality, with the European Space Agency (ESA) announcing it will begin full-scale trials next year.

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created Jan 03, 2006 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (111) | comments 0

ESA accelerates towards a new space thruster

ESA has confirmed the principle of a new space thruster that may ultimately give much more thrust than today's electric propulsion techniques. The concept is an ingenious one, inspired by the northern and southern ...

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created Dec 13, 2005 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (15) | comments 0


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