JPL Team Ignites High-Power Lithium-Fed Electric Thruster Aimed at Human Mars Flights

JPL Team Ignites High-Power Lithium-Fed Electric Thruster Aimed at Human Mars Flights

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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 29, 2026 - A prototype lithium-fed magnetoplasmadynamic thruster was fired for the first time in years at NASA's Jet Propulsion Labor...

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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 29, 2026 - A prototype lithium-fed magnetoplasmadynamic thruster was fired for the first time in years at NASA's Jet Propulsion Labor...

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