First-of-its-kind NASA lithium MPD thruster hits 120 kW in ground test

First-of-its-kind NASA lithium MPD thruster hits 120 kW in ground test

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The thruster tested belongs to the magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) family — a class of electric propulsion device that accelerates ionized propellant using electro...

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