The new propulsion system, the NASA-H71M sub-kilowatt Hall-effect thruster, will be used for planetary exploration as well as ...
A separate cathode then discharges low-energy electrons into the exhaust stream of the thruster to ensure the spacecraft doesn’t end up with a net negative charge. Hall Effect thrusters replace ...
A team of researchers led by Colorado State University graduate student Luke Wernert and Associate Professor Hua Chen has ...
The AI-based cube satellite (cubesat) Hall-effect thruster will be installed on the cubesat K-Hero during the fourth launch of Nuri, a domestic space launch vehicle, in November this year. Hall-effect ...
Dr. King is an experimentalist interested in studying electric space propulsion systems, including Hall-effect thrusters, ion engines, and arcjets. By utilizing strong electromagnetic forces to ...