Hall thruster a serious contender to get humans to Mars
The spacecraft engine that will help take humans to Mars may be based on a University of Michigan prototype.
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Scientists experimentally optimize operation of first wall-less Hall thruster prototype
Hall thrusters are advanced electric rocket engines primarily used for station-keeping and attitude control of geosynchronous communication satellites and space probes. Recently, the launch of two satellites based on an all-electric ...
General Physics
Oct 27, 2015
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Performance degradation mechanism of a helicon plasma thruster
A part of the performance degradation mechanism of the advanced, electrodeless, helicon plasma thruster with a magnetic nozzle, has been revealed by the research group of Dr. Kazunori Takahashi and Prof. Akira Ando at Tohoku ...
Plasma Physics
May 13, 2015
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Image: Solar Electric Propulsion engine's ionizing Hall thruster
Engineers at NASA's Glenn Research Center are advancing the propulsion system that will propel the first ever mission to redirect an asteroid for astronauts to explore in the 2020s. NASA's Asteroid Redirect Mission will ...
Space Exploration
Apr 1, 2015
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Comet-chasing probe closes in on target
A comet-chasing spacecraft on a mission to land on a fizzing ball of ice and dust later this year has begun a crucial slow-down maneuver to avoid flying past its target.
Space Exploration
Jul 2, 2014
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MIT lab developing ion microthrusters for cubesats
(Phys.org) —The MIT News Office is reporting that the University's Space Power and Propulsion Laboratory (headed by Paulo Lozano) is seeing progress with micro-sized thruster design to power the next generation of self-propelled ...
NASA commercial partner Boeing tests CST-100 spacecraft thrusters
Boeing's CST-100 spacecraft is one step closer to liftoff after a gauntlet of test firings of its steering jets at White Sands Space Harbor in Las Cruces, N.M.
Space Exploration
Sep 23, 2013
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From cancer treatment to ion thruster: The newest little idea for nanosat micro rockets
(Phys.org) —Nanosatellites are smartphone-sized gadgets that can perform simple, yet valuable, space missions. Dozens of these little spacecraft are now tirelessly orbiting the earth performing valuable missions for NASA, ...
Space Exploration
Aug 28, 2013
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Goodbye Herschel: Closing views of an icon
(Phys.org) —This tiny dot against the streaking star field is one of the last views that ground-based observers will see of ESA's iconic Herschel space observatory.
Astronomy
Jul 2, 2013
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Mighty Eagle gets a new view
(Phys.org) —The Mighty Eagle, NASA's robotic prototype lander managed out of NASA"s Marshall Space Flight Center, recently completed a test series to monitor its systems functionality after coming out of winter storage. ...
Space Exploration
May 31, 2013
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